Mandela Barnes Drops Guv Bid!

It doesn't matter what race you are. If you support Israel and you're a Democrat, you are not going to win.

The former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin has dropped out of the bid to replace Democratic governor Tony Evers. 

The shooting of a Madison man by the police, inflation and the war in Iran should be issues on the minds of Wisconsin voters. But the Democrats and Republicans will crawl over a bed of nails to distract you from what is the most important issue in the country.

The paychecks.

People cannot afford groceries. They are paying high gas prices, high insurance premiums and high shipping costs. Wisconsin voters have to make a choice to whether they can take a vacation, go to the doctor, go to the mechanic, go to the hospital, go out to eat or have a family.

More people are at food banks, shopping at thrift stores, working two jobs or experiencing burnout from working at their current jobs.

That is not socialism. It is capitalism and its not beneficial to Americans.

When a sexual predator like Elon Musk becomes a trillionaire, it shows you that capitalism sucks.

Mandela Barnes, the pro Israel Democrat who lost his U.S. senate bid to the most incompetent Republican senator in Wisconsin dropped out the governor's race clearing the way for Francesca Hong to become the nominee. She is a state representative from Madison.

Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump in the general in 2016 and 2024. Bernie Sanders won the state in the primary in 2016. Joe Biden won the primary in 2020 and 2024.

Barnes lost to Ron Johnson, the most vulnerable Republican at the time. Why?

Johnson won because of Biden making the decision to aid Ukraine and it lead to inflation.

Barnes was AIPAC's pick for governor and senator. He is a Black man and was the establishment pick. 

Hong, the first Asian American woman to serve in Wisconsin State Legislature is running on a platform about affordability and lived experience. Hong, 37 is a mother of one.

The former lieutenant governor made the announcement in a video posted on his Facebook page as democratic socialist Francesca Hong has garnered strong support from the liberal wing of the party.

Barnes’ decision to drop out came a day after the release of a Marquette Law School poll of Wisconsin Democratic primary voters that found Hong leading Barnes and the other candidates by a significant margin, although about one-third of primary voters remained undecided.

“It’s become very clear who our nominee is going to be,” Barnes said.

Barnes’ move came on the same day that the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that it had asked him about allegations of inappropriate behavior lodged with the state Democratic Party, local party officials and others against him.

The Wisconsin Democratic Party received an anonymous letter in 2024 and again in 2025 making allegations against Barnes, a person with direct knowledge of the party’s actions told The Associated Press. The person was not authorized to speak publicly about the review.

The party hired a law firm in 2025 to look into claims that Barnes used his position in the party to seek out inappropriate relationships with young adult women, the person said. The review found nothing actionable because the allegations were anonymous and unspecific, the person with knowledge of the probe said.

Can you vote for a woman who is a democratic socialist? I would.

Barnes’ campaign issued a statement saying, “There are no allegations of misconduct or wrongdoing against Mandela.”

Barnes is the third Democrat to withdraw from the race. Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez ended her run amid a campaign finance scandal two weeks ago and former state economic development director Missy Hughes dropped out in June.

After Rodriguez ended her campaign, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley rejoined the race with the endorsement of Evers.

Crowley is a Black pro Israel Democrat. He and Rodriguez ignoring a Wisconsin Arab American organization and Muslim group. 

Joe Biden carried Wisconsin in 2020. Kamala Harris lost Wisconsin in 2024. She lost by 56,000 votes because of Biden's support of Israel as it was conducting a genocide. Jill Stein siphoned off 35,000 votes.

Crowley made a direct plea to Barnes’ supporters to back him.

“There’s a place for you in what we’re building,” he posted on social media.

Evers told reporters Thursday that he was surprised by Barnes’ move.

“But he needs to do what he needs to do,” Evers said. “I don’t know why he’s getting out. I have to believe it’s something relatively important.”

Evers said he stuck by his endorsement of Crowley, who worked closely with Evers and Republican lawmakers on a deal to increase funding for local communities. Evers chose to endorse him over Barnes, who served as his lieutenant governor in his first term.

Evers said Crowley was the best candidate “even if Mandela was in.”

Hong did not immediately return a text message seeking comment.

Joel Brennan, a long-shot candidate in the race, said, “It’s unfortunate for voters that this primary has gotten more attention for chaos than the stakes of this election.”

The shake-up comes after nearly 128,000 voters have already returned absentee ballots and on the third day of in-person early voting. On Wednesday, a judge rejected a lawsuit supported by the Democratic Party seeking to allow voters who have already returned their absentee ballots to cancel them and vote again.

The winner of the Democratic primary is expected to face U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, who faces only nominal opposition in the Republican primary. Tiffany, who has the endorsement of President Donald Trump, said it’s become clear the race will be a choice between a “socialist agenda” or “common sense.”

Tiffany will use racial dog whistles. In order to pit Black voters against Asian American voters, they will whisper Ricky Chow and the boycott of Asian businesses. Tiffany had called the coronavirus pandemic the "Wuhan Virus."

He has called for bans of Gazans, Syrians and Irans. 

Tiffany is supportive of Trump's war with Iran. 

“This election is not about red versus blue,” he said. “It is about whether Wisconsin stays Wisconsin.”

Barnes ending his campaign comes after he benefited from other candidates dropping out in the Democratic primary race for Senate in 2022 to clear the field for him. He ended up losing by under 27,000 votes that year to Johnson.

The Foundational Black Americans (Dark MAGA) will exploit racial division to stifle Hong

High-profile national incidents are frequently used by bad-faith actors to inflame Black-Asian tensions online. For example, the recent June 2026 acquittal of South Carolina convenience store owner Rick Chow in the shooting death of Black teenager Cyrus Carmack-Belton sparked immense outrage.

Tiffany and conservative super PACs are already spending heavily to frame Hong as a "Madison radical." Opposition groups could merge this with identity politics, telling Black voters in Milwaukee that a progressive Madison intellectual does not understand the immediate material needs of their community.

Right-wing strategists and factional online agitators—including elements of the FBA movement—often weaponize historical, cultural, and personal vulnerabilities to suppress voter turnout or fracture coalitions between Black and Asian American communities.

Opposition research often targets the personal lives of progressive candidates of color to manufacture "authenticity" critiques. Hong's co-parenting relationship and past marriage to her ex-husband Matt, with whom she co-owned Morris Ramen, could be targeted by cultural nationalists or FBA agitators to question her alignment with grassroots minority struggles.

Michigan AG Scared Her Ass Gets Confronted!

You are not helping Haley Stevens.

The Michigan Democratic Convention is happening in August. They will nominate their choices for federal and state office. One of the outgoing incumbents is skipping the event for fears of her safety.

The Michigan Attorney General is crying about her fucking safety. 

Like no one cares about you, your wife and your children, Dana Nessel.

What we do care about is the arrest of Michigan State, University of Michigan and Wayne Stare University students for protesting the Israeli regime's genocides in Palestine and Lebanon.

We care about how you, Jim Clyburn, John Fetterman, Elissa Slotkin, Gary Peters, Hillary Scholten, Ritchie Torres and Angie Smith working ya mouths.

You fear being booed.

Well it means you are doing a fucking terrible job. Your poor handling of issues puts future Democratic nominees for attorney general at risk of defeat.

Her reaction.

“I feel like my presence isn’t going to be welcome. I don’t want to get chased around. I don’t want to get harassed,” Nessel told the group, according to local reporting.

Michigan Advance’s Katherine Dailey reported that Nessel added, “I don’t want to get yelled and screamed at. I don’t want to get booed off the stage, irrespective of what I’m saying. And I believe that if I go, that is what will happen because it’s been happening to me.”

Dailey reported that during the conversation, Nessel, who is gay and Jewish, also told the group she had asked party leaders to address past harassment.

If you cannot handle pressure, fucking resign. Quit acting like you fear violence. I mean you are not gassing up people to commit acts against other Americans. You just using your privilege as an entitlement. 

You fear hearing calls for you to apologize to the people you had arrested during the 2023-24 Palestinian protests.

She criticized party leadership for not responding to concerns she said she has raised about members who have harassed her in the past, and compared the rise of antisemitism on the political left and in the Democratic Party to the proliferation of neo-Nazi organizations in far-right fringe politics.

Nessel’s stunning remarks and boycott of her own party’s convention come amid a heated Democratic Party primary in the state, pitting progressive Abdul El-Sayed against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) in a contest that many pundits see as a bellwether for whether or not the Democratic establishment can stop the rising tide of Democratic Socialists.

“I will speak as a member of the Democratic Party here in Michigan, that some things have changed,” Nessel added, concluding, “This cannot continue, and the fact of the matter is, we have to be able to be a society where we can have intelligent discourse and debate about ideas without people being threatened, and certainly without people carrying out those threats.”

Derrick Honeyman, a spokesperson for the Michigan Democratic Party, told Michigan Advance that the party is working hard at “ensuring party-hosted events are safe and secure environments for all attendees.”

“We reject antisemitism, Islamophobia, and all forms of hateful conduct. We are working diligently with stakeholders, elected officials, and party membership to prepare for our August convention and look forward to welcoming Michigan Democrats to the Lansing Center on August 29,” Honeyman added.

Nessel dropped all charges against 11 pro-Palestinian protesters who participated in a 2024 encampment at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The dismissals were filed in May 2025, citing legal delays, defense allegations of bias, and a desire to avoid a "circus-like atmosphere".

The protesters originally faced misdemeanor and felony charges for trespassing and resisting or obstructing police during the clearing of the Diag encampment. After dropping the charges, Nessel stated that while her office had a strong case, they no longer viewed it as a prudent use of department resources.

It's almost over. I am for Abdul El-Sayed. If Haley Stevens wins, I will reluctantly back her but almost assured she will not achieve the goal of winning over progressives tired of the status quo. She will have make some deep changes before I "stick it to em."

Wait Til You Hear About Max Miller....

Max Miller puts his paws on women.

The Democratic Party is not popular. They are underwater with the core groups that they rely on to win elections. The leadership of Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer has become intolerable. John Fetterman, Ritchie Torres, Hillary Scholten, James Clyburn, Haley Stevens, Jared Polis, Josh Gottheimer, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Nancy Pelosi, Scott Wiener, Gavin Newsom, Gretchen Whitmer, Jasmine Crockett, Jared Moskowitz, Elissa Slotkin, Brittany Pettersen and Ken Martin are terrible human piles of shit.

They are sabotaging their chances.

This playing it safe allowed Democrats to not turn out.

They drove Graham Platner out on allegations, installed Troy Jackson to be the sacrificial goat to an old ass Susan Collins. They expect the people who voted for Platner to just go along with the pick. Nope.

See Republicans have no shame in what they do.

They call themselves a bunch of moralists. All the while they do perversions and insidious shit.

They call themselves the party of freedom. All the while they are taking away rights, banning things they don't like and jailing dissent towards speech.

They call themselves budget hawks. All the while they are feeding an already bloated military, giving mostly white men the hoards of cash through tax cuts, shielding religious zealots who profit off religion and spreading deregulation on everything. They act like they didn't know when a pandemic or a environmental crisis happens. They'll push for more cuts when people even the well off are need of support from the government.

I am so sick and tired of the status quo.

Those idiots who voted Donald J. Trump in are still not happy. They got everything they wanted. What else do they want? 

You want Black people to go back to Africa. You want border walls on the U.S.-Mexico or U.S.-Canada lines. You want Americans to work shitty jobs forever and not complain because back in your day a check meant something. 

Yeah let's continue to support capitalism. Let's keep giving private equity firms massive leeway so they can destroy companies and throw millions of workers out of jobs.

Let's let AI become your boss, your child's teacher or nanny, your cheat sheat, your partner in a relationship and the keys to your everyday life.

Let's give everyone firearms. My bad, let's just give them to white people and model minorities. There's always a Black man or woman who will claim our own kind are the bad guys here. There's always one Asian or Latino dying to call Black people racial slurs.

See if you talk bad about your own race, you get paid reasonably well. They offer you guns, a talk show, a podcast, a seat with prominent figures and a following (mostly white).

See if we can elect a convicted felon and adjudicated sexual predator to the White House, we can elect anybody. 

The distractions are bigger than the crisis of affordability. Offensive words keep people up more than a lousy paycheck, high gas prices, high grocery prices and high insurance premiums.

Your biases are more important than making a decision on whether you eat out, go to a club, take a vacation, see a mechanic, see a doctor or go to the hospital. 

I don't know what to tell you, but having presidents born during the Baby Boomer generation is not benefiting me or millions of others. No offense but despite his perversions, Bill Clinton was the last boomer president who did shit right. Yeah, he fucked up a lot but more people were at least comfortable with his moderation.

Cory Mills is a scumbag.

Now we look at George W. Bush, Joe Biden and Donald J. Trump. Boomers.

Out of touch and out of time.

Old white men who banked on family dynasties, name recognition, reality television (only Trump) and a need to be different on the same shit.

I am sick of it all.

Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) is facing off against Brian Pointdexter in a crucial race to determine whether Republicans can maintain the House or Senate come this fall.

Miller, a pro Israel Republican was once married to Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH). Miller has divorced her and they are currently in a bitter feud.

Emily had detailed some foul shit Miller did to her. As the Democrats and Republicans were calling for Graham Platner to drop out, they just ignore Miller and Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL). 

Former Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham can vouch for that. She dated Miller and detailed foul shit too.

Miller was a prominent advisor during Trump's first chaotic term. He served as a deputy campaign manager for Trump's failed 2020 bid. Miller got his start by embracing Marco Rubio's failed presidential bid in 2016. 

Unsealed court filings in a custody dispute alleged that Rep. Miller had a history of domestic violence, including allegations that he shoved his ex-wife, put a gun to her head, poured hot water on her, and was suspected of breaking his toddler's collarbone. Miller has denied these allegations and filed a defamation suit against his ex-wife.

Miller and Mills have not faced calls to resign unlike many prominent Democrats, notably Eric Swalwell and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick. The Republicans did force Tony Gonzalez to resign and Marjorie Taylor Greene (now Glenn) resigned on her own after Trump pressure.

It is a shitshow.

Miller is responsible for bills to criminalize criticism of Israel. Aligned with pro Israel Democrats New Jersey's Josh Gottheimer and Florida's Jared Moskovitz, Miller co sponsored the New York Republican Mike Lawler bill to define the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definitions of antisemitism to label free speech as criminal threats to violence. 

The he said/she said stuff is a distraction. I don't care about his shitty personal life. 

However, he ran as a family values Republican. You know the hypocrisy they run on.

Max Miller hasn't really improve the lives of Ohioans. He will claim he got the Cleveland Browns out of downtown Cleveland to nearby Brook Park. They can have a $4 billion stadium that is used only 8 of the 16 games during a NFL season. 

Somehow Ohio Democrat Shontel Brown missed that ball. Too busy cozying with Israel too.

Miller is worthless. But I say this only because he has a record. Not memorable but yes, a record.

The Right Baddie!

The agitator knows her audience.

It's 2026, please don't be like this person. Matter of fact, don't be like me.

Yearly Wrap Up.

The trad wives and far right influencers are feuding with the far right thots. The MAGA folks aren't comfortable with OnlyFans agitators. Even if they are die hard supporters of President Donald J. Trump, Israel and the endless demonizing of the vulnerable, the baddies cannot join the team.

There are adult entertainers who align with MAGA. They have a right to support whomever they want.

I don't understand why!

It's like a sheep going into the mouth of a hungry wolf.

Republicans are big government nannies who want to ban adult entertainment, stop transgender Americans from playing sports, eliminate women from having power in government and regulated a woman's right to choose what to do with their bodies. 

They want to stop young children from transitioning to transgender adults.

It is pretty pathetic that Republicans scream about freedom, patriotism and legacies but in reality, they are all in on taking away they very things they scream about.

We are not a Christian nation.

We do not have to respect our political leaders, the police or military.

We do not have to like one another.

It is the freedom of choice.

The very reasons to why most Americans are on the verge of snapping. The Trump administration’s failures to tackle inflation, affordability and lowering the politicial temperature has led to a potential risk of a civil war.

Helen of Goy. pic.twitter.com/HnwynT9aTb

— Parody Jeff (@Parodyjeffx) July 29, 2026

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Anyway, Savanna Cannon. 

An OnlyFans far right agitator has become a pariah in MAGA. Many are dismissing her commentary because too many are staring at her crotch. 

Cannon is criticizing Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) with some stupid conspiracy theories about her personal finances and marriage. 

She was piggybacking on Trump’s weak performance at the White House Correspondents Dinner in which he repeated the bogus claims of Omar marrying her brother to get into the United States. 

Omar is a critic of Trump, Israel and status quo politics.

Many far right agitators saw the commentary as bogus. They dismissed her as unauthentic.

Cannon is highly active on Instagram and TikTok, often posting videos on traditional family structures, anti-feminism, and conservative politics. 

Marjorie Taylor Glenn!

Scaling down.

Far right media personality and former far right lawmaker secretly wed in Las Vegas.

While she will continue to use her former husband's name, Marjorie Taylor is now known as Marjorie Taylor Glenn. The former Georgia lawmaker and controversial figure marries former Real America's Voice correspondent Brian Glenn.

The two been together for three years and it led to her divorcing Perry Greene and him divorcing Kerry Michelle Glenn. The Daily Mail uncovered the cozy relationship.

Brian claimed he was working on a documentary with her. Right!

Hell, they were together longer than expected. They posed together with Pat Sajak, the former Wheel of Fortune host who is a MAGA nut.

The two are planning on leaving Georgia for the tax haven of Costa Rica. They have purchased property down there and are eventually moving to the country.

They first crossed paths at a rally for President Donald J. Trump, a leader they’ve both championed over much of their careers. 

“We both, 100 percent, were like, ‘This is the guy,’” Glenn said of their feelings for President Trump back in 2021 in an interview with The Washington Post.

“It was like, ‘You’re doing what you do in Congress, and I’m doing what I’m doing in the media,’” he added. 

However, a few years’ time would change the dynamic of their relationship. 

America's most dysfunctional politicians.

After Trump was elected to a second term, Greene began to note fractures within the Republican Party both privately and publicly, poking at leadership and distancing herself from the president. 

Greene famously had a fallout with Trump when it came to the Epstein files and the first attack on Iran. Trump had rescinded the endorsement of Greene. The pressure forced her to resign from Congress earlier this year. 

Greene has no intentions of running for office or being on television.

Greene relinquished her seat in the House, citing “self respect and dignity” and love for her family as reasons for her resignation. 

Glenn also dropped his job as a White House correspondent for Real America’s Voice in May, citing a desire to be with Greene. 

The couple will now focus on blending their families and settling down after trading in the political spotlight for a more private life while remaining close to their previous colleagues. 

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who’s also a newlywed, recently wished Greene the best of luck in a post on X.

“Congrats to @FmrRepMTG and @brianglenntv on your wedding,” Massie wrote in a post on X, featuring a picture of the couple.

Andy Beshear: You Call Me Or I Will Appoint Your Replacement!

He just won't die.

Kentucky Democratic governor Andy Beshear on his podcast on SiriusXM Progress warned Republicans that he is done playing games. He wants a direct call or meeting with Addison Mitchell McConnell.

He said "enough is enough."

"I understand anyone's desire for privacy, but when you run for office and serve as one of a state's two U.S. senators, you willingly abdicate much of your personal privacy," the letter read. "That's the deal, and we all know it when we run."

Beshear concluded the letter, "All of this speculation and even this letter could have been avoided with a minimal amount of transparency," adding, "Kentuckians are just asking you to be honest."

He will go against Kentucky commonwealth lawmakers by declaring a special primary or an appointment of a replacement. It has been almost 40 days and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has not been seen publicly. All the staff and his wife, former Trump advisor Elanie Chao provided were photos not public videos.

Beshear is giving McConnell, an ultimatum, demanding that he prove he’s still capable of serving in the U.S. Senate — or resign.

“As Governor of the state you serve, I am calling on you to directly and verbally address the people of Kentucky and provide proof of your capacity to serve, or resign,” Beshear wrote in a letter to McConnell.

Failing that, said Beshear, a Democrat, he’ll call on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (D-SD) to “investigate” McConnell’s condition and “begin the process if warranted” of replacing him in the Senate. Beshear wrote a separate letter to Thune outlining the same demand.

McConnell was hospitalized in Washington on June 14 and hasn’t been seen in public since. McConnell’s office has released two photos and written statements saying he fell, amid public pressure to be transparent and conspiracy theories about the nature of his condition.

“It has now been 43 days since news of your hospitalization,” Beshear wrote to McConnell. “During that time you have cast zero votes, engaged in no official activities, and aside from two photos and corresponding statements, have made no effort to communicate with your Kentucky constituents or the nation. Even the attending physician’s written statement does not discuss your actual condition, including whether you can speak, reason, or carry out your duties as a senator.”

Kentucky governor is done with excuses.

McConnell’s office declined to comment on Beshear’s letter.

Asked to comment on Beshear’s calls to investigate McConnell’s condition, Thune said Tuesday that it’s not his issue to resolve.

“I’ve seen that letter, but in any event, I think that’s an issue really that’s between Sen. McConnell and the people of Kentucky,” Thune told NBC News. “I mean, if the governor wants to, I’m not sure what his prerogatives are in that case. But that’s where the issue should be resolved.”

Beshear, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, issued his letter as McConnell has faced calls from the left and the right to be more forthcoming. He isn’t the first senator to face a health-related absence from the Senate, and the chamber doesn’t have transparency rules for members in that position.

“We have seen rampant speculation across social media and elsewhere, it could all be fully avoided, and it’s all within Sen. McConnell’s power,” Beshear told reporters Tuesday. “But because he won’t do that, the fact is that we don’t know.”

“I hope everything’s OK, that he’s competent to serve, but asking someone to prove that to their constituents isn’t a big or a heavy lift,” he added. “It’s not being invasive. You’re one of two U.S. senators that are supposed to represent Kentucky in Washington. Just talk to the people.”

In most states, governors appoint new senators when one of the seats in their states is vacant, but not in Kentucky, where state law specifies that a special election must be held, instead.

McConnell has already announced his intention to retire at the end of his term, which expires at the end of 2026. Rep. Andy Barr won the Republican primary to succeed him this year and is favored to win in the red state.

Asked about Beshear’s letter, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) defended McConnell, with whom he has had a frosty relationship.

“I think it’s a campaign ploy by Beshear to look relevant,” Paul said. “There’s a lot of news over how Sen. McConnell is doing, and so to appear relevant, he’s putting out inflammatory statements and this and that. And I think, for goodness’ sakes, we’ve had elderly senators from both parties. You haven’t heard me ranting and raving, saying they need to prove they’re alive and they need to do this.”

Lindsey Graham Funeral!

Lindsey Graham will join the dirt farm.

The end of the most controversial U.S. senator in modern history.

President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Senate, House members, Gov. Henry McMaster, Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will appear for the funeral of Lindsey Graham.

The 71 year old senator died this month leaving a legacy of polarizing rhetoric, ambitions to go to war, bigotry and a small inch of bipartisan when it was necessary.

After a trip to Ukraine, Graham came home not feeling well. An emergency call and a shocking death.

I am not shedding tears or dancing on this asshole's grave.

Graham was a stuanch supporter of Israel and the Ukrainians. He wanted to see the fall of China, Russia and Iran.

Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation’s more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, will be eulogized Tuesday during memorial services across Washington.

Graham’s remains will arrive at the U.S. Capitol, where the Republican served for more than 30 years as an indefatigable dealmaker who talked and laughed and badgered his colleagues into action. Later, a funeral service will be held at Washington National Cathedral with lawmakers and foreign leaders, a testament to his stature on the global stage.

Trump will speak at Graham funeral.

President Donald Trump is expected to deliver remarks at the cathedral, alongside Fox News’ Sean Hannity and other conservative leaders. Israel’s Netanyahu and Ukraine’s Zelenskyy are planning to be in attendance, a nod to Graham’s role as a foremost believer in the power of the U.S. and its military to intervene in the world’s problems.

It’s the start of two days of services, with burial Wednesday in his home state of South Carolina. Graham died suddenly on July 11 at his home in Washington of a likely aortic tear, according to preliminary findings. He had just returned from a whirlwind trip to a NATO summit in Turkey, where he celebrated his birthday, and a visit to Ukraine. He was 71.

A place of honor to ‘say our final goodbyes’

The morning service in the Capitol Rotunda provides a place of tribute where former presidents and military leaders and other prominent Americans have been memorialized. In recognition of his service in the Air Force, an Armed Forces Body Bearer Team will carry Graham’s remains into the Capitol. Vice President JD Vance is expected to speak.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said earlier it was only fitting to give Graham a special Capitol honor “as we say our final goodbyes.”

“For so many of us in the Senate and the House, myself included, Lindsey was more than a colleague, he was a friend,” Thune said.

First elected to Congress in the 1994 Republican revolt that swept the GOP to power, Graham was part of a new era of conservatives to take their seats in the House — and among the first Republicans from his Southern state since Reconstruction.

He quickly rose to prominence as a manager in Bill Clinton’s presidential impeachment, and was elected to the Senate in the 2002 election. There, he formed alliance with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., in what would become the “three amigos” globetrotting the world focused on national security issues.

For decades, Graham had been at the center of the action — a member of virtually every bipartisan gang in Congress — with a relentless ability to shapeshift and adapt to political realities, particularly when it came to Trump.

The ‘Trump whisperer’ had one last mission: Russia sanctions

Perhaps nowhere was Graham’s political dexterity on display as when he navigated his on-again, off-again relationship with Trump.

Graham had denounced Trump as a “kook” who was “unfit for office” when the two were early rivals during the 2016 presidential primary campaign.

Once Trump was elected, Graham gradually situated himself alongside the new president — until Trump sparked the mob who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, trying to overturn Joe Biden’s election.

“Count me out. Enough is enough,” Graham said that night in a fiery floor speech.

Weeks later, Trump invited Graham to the president’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, rekindling their alliance. The senator had said he wanted the president to be successful, and as Trump won a second term in 2024, Graham also wanted to remain relevant.

Graham had become what Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., called the “Trump whisperer,” someone other senators — and even world leaders — relied on to understand the president’s thinking.

Things change. Who would of thought Lindsey Graham dies, his sister Darline Graham Nordone becomes his successor and Joe Biden became a president?

Days before his death, Graham had won Trump’s support for a long-fought bipartisan proposal to impose sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine, one of the strongest U.S. efforts yet to hamper Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ability to prolong the conflict.

Senators said as a tribute to Graham they should quickly approve the Russian sanctions package, and they were scheduled later Tuesday to take a first procedural vote. Zelenskyy is expected to be on hand and meeting with senators in the evening.

Graham’s champions and potential successors

At the Washington cathedral, a roster of socially conservative and anti-abortion leaders are expected to participate in the services, including Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, Marjorie Jones Dannenfelser of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America and the Reverend William Franklin Graham III.

Graham never married, but he helped support his younger sister, Darline Graham, who is now a potential successor in the Senate.

She has been appointed by the state’s governor to fill the remainder of his term in the Senate, and is running in a potentially crowded primary field for the fall election. The filing period for the special primary election closes Tuesday, with voting set for Aug. 11.

While Graham was at college, his mother died of Hodgkin lymphoma. Months later, his father died and Graham started his first semester of law school. He became the guardian for his sister, who was then 13, and later in life often extolled the benefits of Social Security that helped keep them financially afloat.

Graham went on to serve as a judge advocate general in the Air Force, and remained a reserve or National Guard member for decades. In the Senate, Graham briefly switched back to active status to help advise the Air Force during the Iraq War. He was awarded the Bronze Star medal for service in 2014 before formally retiring as a colonel in 2015.

Many seen him as one of the first gay Republican senators. Life long bachelor with no children. He often kept quiet on his personal relationships.

May his legacy be marred with shame. When the history books write of him, may they see him as a white, racist gay warmongering lawmaker unapologetically demanding your child fight wars for his billionaire donors.

Ernestas Kusinas Lifted A Digital Dash!

The power of resistance.

Hating people is free speech. They have the legal right to be hateful in the United States as long as the hate isn't violent. 

In the country of Lithuania is in western Europe. The country is located near the Baltic Sea. It was formerly part of the Soviet Union. 

The capital and largest city is Vilnius. The population is 624,000 with a metro population of 794,000.

There was a viral incident caught on camera. A Black power lifter was disqualified after performing a record breaking feat. Her disqualification was not intentional. It was a deliberate attempt to sabotage her accomplishment.

A white spotter who is also a powerlifter pressed on his leg on the weight boom to prevent her from performing the task.

Asshole placed his knee on the weight boom.

Sonita Muluh, a standout Black powerlifter from Belgium, whose world-record squat attempt at the 2026 IPF World Women's Classic Open Powerlifting Championships was severely compromised when a competition spotter deliberately obstructed her lift.

During the 2026 IPF World Classic Open Powerlifting Championships, an openly discriminatory volunteer spotter/loader deliberately allowed Muluh struggle under heavy weight. The Lithuanian Powerlifting Federation promptly banned the individual, and the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) issued statements condemning the hateful conduct and reviewing their volunteer screening processes.

The IPF unequivocally condemns racism, discrimination, and hateful conduct in all its forms. Such behavior has no place within the IPF or the global powerlifting community. 

"We acknowledge and commend the Lithuanian Powerlifting Federation for its prompt and decisive response to this matter, including its immediate action to permanently ban the individual from participation within the federation." 

"In addition, the IPF will coordinate with the relevant IPF Commissions, the IPF Safeguarding Officer, and the IPF Championships Team to identify opportunities to strengthen the recruitment, screening, accreditation, and oversight of volunteers supporting IPF events."

Enjoy the fame, asshole.

"The IPF remains steadfast in its commitment to equality, inclusion, integrity, and fair play. Racism, discrimination, and hate have no place in our sport."

The spotter was identified as Ernestas Kusinas and his ass is getting dragged.

Critics pointed out that Kusinas had visible "white pride" tattoos on his chest and had openly posted Nazi-associated imagery on his Facebook profile as early as 2023, raising questions about how he was permitted to spot international athletes. The federation has since pledged to implement far more rigorous background checks for event personnel.

We Are Delivering! Why Aren't You Loving Us?

Republicans are just pathetic.

The curmudgeon and his party are responsible for the aggression in Iran. They are seriously in fear of losing their political power.

Because of their actions, Republicans are no longer willing to support their candidates.

Even though they're strongly supportive of President Donald J. Trump, the Republican Party is losing support nationwide.

They did the partisan redistricting. They banned transgender Americans from playing sports. They eliminated DEI, food stamp subsidies, the Affordable Care Act and made immigrants head back home.

They got the tax cuts, the wars they wanted with Iran and the religion in public schools.

They got a supermajority in the Supreme Court. 

Everything they wanted and more.

Why are Republicans not inspired to vote for Trump and MAGA.

Their wallets.

Republicans are facing an enthusiasm gap as the November midterms get closer, adding to the challenges facing the party to retain their slim majorities in Congress amid voter backlash over the economy, inflation and war with Iran.

Democrats have held a consistent advantage on generic ballots across most surveys since last summer. They only need to flip a handful of seats in each chamber to win majorities, though Republicans have an advantage in the Senate because of the states on this year’s ballot.

Their biggest opportunity may be in their standing among Americans who say they are more likely to cast a ballot, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll. Among registered voters, Democrats only hold a 48-45 advantage on a generic ballot. But that lead swells to an eight-point margin among those who are “absolutely certain to vote.”

Parties controlling the White House have historically struggled in midterm elections, often losing House seats as motivated opposition voters turn out and independents seek a check on the party in power.

Democratic voters are also significantly more likely to vote this November than Republicans, according to the survey. More than 70% of Democrats said it is more important to vote this year than in previous elections, while just over half of Republicans said the same.

Democrats have also seen high turnout in special elections and in primaries, highlighting their base’s interest in casting a ballot since Trump returned to office. The party will need to turn out as many voters as it can with a slate of Senate seats up for reelection that favors Republicans and a sprawling partisan redistricting effort minimized flip opportunities in the House.

“I don't think that things are looking very good for Republicans,” said Rob Alexander, a political science professor at Bowling Green. “The enthusiasm gap that we’re seeing is unsurprising. Maybe the most surprising thing is that it's not higher in favor of Democrats.”

Much of that enthusiasm gap appears to be tied to dissatisfaction with the economy, which continues to dominate voters’ concerns.

The economy and cost of living are overwhelmingly the top issue for voters, which comes as gas prices have moved back above $4 a gallon nationally amid the war with Iran, according to AAA. Voters have reliably said it is getting harder to get by financially and have blamed Trump for making the problem worse.

The president’s approval rating on the economy, previously one of his strongest political assets, has slumped as prices continued to climb after he instituted wide-ranging tariffs and inflation jumped again driven by an oil shock due to the war.

The question facing both parties is whether they are doing enough to persuade Americans they can improve the situation.

Registered voters broke evenly on which party they agree with more to handle important issues in the Washington Post-Ipsos poll. Republicans had a four-point margin on handling the economy, while Democrats had the same lead on which party “is more concerned with the needs of people like you.”

Democrats have also faced questions about whether they are providing enough of a counter platform to Trump and Republicans. The party has been criticized at times, including by some of its own lawmakers, for relying too heavily on backlash toward the president over providing an alternative vision for the country to the public.

Progressive candidates with populist economic platforms and anti-establishment fervor have gained more influence after a series of primary wins in heavily Democratic-leaning areas, intensifying the debate over how to position themselves moving forward. Vows to stand up to Trump and complaints about congressional Democrats perceived failures to do so have been a central theme in primary contests across the country.

Republicans have been mostly supportive of Trump’s handling of Iran and tariffs, creating a potential hurdle with voters. Many have tried to pivot attention to last year’s tax cut and spending bill that they have recently referred to as the “working families tax cut” as evidence they are using their majority to making life more affordable, though that message is running into skepticism from voters.

Many Republicans have tried to shift attention toward the progressive or democratic socialist-aligned candidates that may soon be entering Congress and holding them up as examples that the Democratic Party has become too extreme. That strategy has increasingly translated into campaigns centered on portraying Democratic opponents as too liberal rather than emphasizing Republican accomplishments during two years in the majority.

“It's just all negative, negative, negative. There's very little ‘we're building the American dream, and things are better.’ It’s more ‘those guys are bad,’” Alexander said. “It seems to be the tactic that we’re settling into as we as we move on and it’s going to be a really ugly fall throughout the country.”

We Don't Need You! But We Need Your Donations, Though....

Well if you decided to focus on the working class.

I told you, that if the Democratic Party continues its support for Israel, I am not donating or accepting any propaganda from them. Because of their endless status quo bullshit, the Democrats are cash strapped.

Forcing Graham Platner out, demonizing Abdul El-Sayed, attacking Dariliza Avila Chavelier, attacking Malat Kiros, smearing Zohran Mamdani, voting on unpopular bills, endless talk and no policies, etc.

Yeah, you are your own product of your own environment.

The big donors are Zionists.

The small donors are not thrilled about how the party establishment is attacking their preferred candidates.

They despise Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, John Fetterman and Josh Gottheimer.

Ken Martin, his days are numbered.

The Democratic National Committee’s money troubles are so dire that they’re asking vendors not to bill them until after November’s midterm elections, according to a report from The New York Times.

Although Democrats appear to have the upper hand politically — as Trump contends with backlash from his war on Iran, his unpopular immigration crackdown and the ever-escalating cost of living — new financial disclosures show the DNC is $2 million in debt.

Trump and company, on the other hand, are flush with cash. The president is sitting on top of a $400 million super PAC war chest. The Republican National Committee has nearly $130 million of its own to spend.

The DNC’s financial situation could upend its chances of reclaiming control of the House and Senate. While the committee typically transfers millions to its congressional counterparts to support down-ballot races, party officials have reportedly let Capitol Hill leaders know that won’t be happening this year.

The problem with the party is simple: No one is buying their shit. 

Yeah, we fucking hate President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Republicans and conservatives. The problem is the Democrats continue to base their support on reclaiming a lost cause instead of pushing a populist agenda.

Let MAGA rot in its filth and move the fuck on. Let John Fetterman, Josh Gottheimer and any pro Israel Democrat become Republicans. The Democrats don't need these bigots in the party.

Jim Clyburn is no longer a kingmaker. He is an old curmudgeon who lost favor after Kamala Harris lost her presidential bid. 

Jaime Harrison, James Carville, Neera Tenden and David Pakman aren't helping the cause with their "we don't need you" attacks.

Calling anti-genocide and anti-capitalists evil isn't helpful either.

Cyclospora Got RFK, Jr. And Brooke Rollins In Some Heat!

Sick, sick, sick.

We elected a man who failed at handling a major pandemic. A man responsible for a seditious attempt at overthrowing the government. A man who is doing everything possible to cover up his sexual abuse allegations against children.

What happens when you put an idiot with no medical experience in charge of an agency tasked to prevent disease outbreaks?

You get a curmudgeon named Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 

What happens when you hire an attorney who also is lobbyist to run an agency?

You get Brooke Rollins.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Brooke Rollins, the Agriculture Secretary are facing major controversy. Once again, the president who allowed thousands if not millions of Americans die from the coronavirus once again dropped the ball on another potential pandemic.

President Donald J. Trump has a history of not focusing on the issues. I mean we are in a war with Iran. The Iranians aren't going to concede to the demands of the U.S.

We are not even covering the mass atrocities caused by the Israelis on Lebanon, Syria and Gaza. It still exists and the junk food media seems fixated on distractions.

Taylor Farms, allegedly is the cause of the Cyclospora parasitic outbreak made a donation to the president. It was made just days after the FDA announced a 30-month delay on the Food Traceability Rule and during a period when the company increased its lobbying efforts. 

The political contributions drew heavy public scrutiny in July 2026 after the FDA initially linked a nationwide Cyclospora parasite outbreak to Taylor Farms' lettuce, only to retract the statement as a "false positive" shortly after company executives met with White House and FDA officials.

Couples therapy.

Taco Bell which used lettuce in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania restaurants had voluntarily pulled all of those tainted products. They have seen a 35% decrease in foot traffic because of this.

Federal health officials are investigating a new outbreak involving the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.

The outbreak included 72 people as of Wednesday.

The Food and Drug Administration has not yet identified which products are linked to the illnesses. Officials also have not said where the cases are located.

“This is an active investigation, and officials are working together to determine the specific cause of illnesses in this cluster,” the Department of Health and Human Services said in an email Thursday.

Federal officials earlier this week said they remained focused on lettuce from Taylor Farms as the source of a separate, multistate outbreak. The company last week announced it was recalling iceberg lettuce grown in central Mexico.

Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that infects food that has come into contact with human feces, most commonly when produce is irrigated or washed with contaminated water. When ingested, the parasite causes intestinal illness marked by “frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Federal and state health authorities have been investigating separate clusters of cyclospora illnesses, including the one traced to Taylor Farms.

Food safety tips include washing hands with soap and water after using the bathroom and before handling food. Experts say cooking can kill the parasite and advise cooking produce to a temperature of at least 158 degrees Fahrenheit (70 degrees Celsius.)

Troy Jackson Isn't Graham Platner!

Troy Jackson is Diet Graham Platner.

Former Maine lawmaker was nominated as the Democratic nominee to run against Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).

Democrats are preparing to lose. 

Graham Platner ran on a populist platform. He won over Maine voters who are tired of the status quo in politics. They are fed up with high gas prices, high grocery prices, high insurance premiums, taxpayer money going to Israel, this war in Iran, ICE killing people and President Donald J. Trump being tone deaf.

The Democratic establishment forced Platner out over allegations of sexual abuse.

Now the momentum is down.

Collins who has a war chest with major donors is smiling knowing her most serious threat was booted out over some "he said she said nonsense."

Democrats elected flawed people. I mean we elected Bill Clinton, Joe Biden, Eric Swalwell, Eric Massa, Anthony Weiner, Andrew Cuomo, John Fetterman, Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema and Eric Adams. They had affairs, lied to the voters about their stances and ignore the voters when it came to important issues that mattered.

Platner was against all of this. But of course, they feared he would be another Fetterman.

They cared about his tattoos, his Reddit posts, his past relationships, his alleged adulterous affairs and the claims of sexual abuse. Not about the issues he was running on. They are doing same shit to Abdul El-Sayed as we speak.

Trump is an adjudicated sexual predator. He is a convicted felon, a seditionist, a twice impeached president, a habitual liar, a curmudgeon and a lame duck already.

Platner is not likely to vote for any candidates come November. He has likely left the Democratic Party and will eventually emerge as an independent. Platner criticized establishment Democrats for coordinating a rush to force him out of the race, and the party has since nominated Troy Jackson to take his place.

Now Jackson must win back the Platner wing. The wing of supporters who didn't care about his personal flaws. They only cared about fixing Maine and making it affordable.

Platner talked about potholes, medical debt, the hatred of politics, big money buying candidates and the failures of both parties. Platner vowed to not support any status quo politicians. He talked about how years of talk from Chellie Pingree, Jared Golden, Angus King and Susan Collins have not improved much in Maine.

He cared about the people and that's why he won. But since Israel became a big topic among the junk food media, they had to take all the opposition research to drive his negatives up.

Democrats panicking withdrew his funds and many pulled endorsements. In early July, Platner withdrew from the nomination. Now Jackson will pick the mantle.

I have the race Likely Republican.

Jackson replaces Platner, who won the Democratic primary in June but withdrew from the race earlier this month following an allegation of sexual assault that Platner has denied. Maine Democrats met Saturday to choose a new Senate nominee to face Collins.

Support coalesced around Jackson, a former Maine Senate president and fifth-generation logger from rural northern Maine who campaigned alongside Platner during a failed bid for governor and was a favorite among progressives to replace him.

“When the people in power refuse to listen, you have to organize, you have to stand in solidarity, together. And you have to make them listen,” Jackson said during a speech at the last-minute nominating convention.

Democrats view Maine as the party’s best opportunity to flip a Senate seat this year because it’s a competitive race in a state Trump lost in 2024. But defeating Collins won’t be easy. The five-term incumbent holds a fundraising advantage, while Jackson will have less than four months to sell himself to voters.

Republicans immediately launched an ad campaign against Jackson, accusing him of having a volatile temper and linking him to Platner. The Senate Leadership Fund, Republicans’ super PAC, said it is committed to spending over $42 million against Jackson.

Collins has described Jackson as a ‘Bernie Bro’

Jackson, 58, will need to convince the state’s large independent voting bloc that it’s time to replace Collins, 73. Republicans have called Jackson too extreme for Maine voters, and Collins said earlier this week that she knows Jackson well and that his positions are “clearly” in line with socialism.

“Troy Jackson will attempt to sell Mainers a multi-trillion dollar bill of goods based on rhetoric that will make everything sound free, but in reality would be paid for by middle and lower income workers,” said Collins’ campaign spokesperson, Shawn Roderick.

Both Jackson and Collins are from northern Maine, where traditional industries such as potato farming and timber harvesting are vital parts of the economy. Both will make the case over the next few months that they are the right leader to protect those industries, along with lobster fishing and tourism.

Collins noted that Jackson ran U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ first presidential campaign in Maine, adding “He’s a Bernie Bro.”

Asked by reporters about that description, Jackson said, “I don’t really care. What I am is a guy from northern Maine that’s a logger.”

He said he would attack Collins on what he described as her record of supporting tax cuts for the wealthy and failing to protect health care.

Jackson needs to scramble to make up a fundraising gulf against the incumbent, who has been raising money for months. Federal filings show she has raised more than $16 million so far. Jackson’s campaign this week said he raised more than $1 million since jumping into the Senate race..

Maine is an important piece of Democrats’ effort to win the Senate

Democrats have a narrow path to take back the Senate in November and it’s highly unlikely they can do it without a win in Maine. In addition, they need victories in competitive races in North Carolina, Alaska and Ohio, and they need to hang on to the seats they already have. That includes open Senate seats in Michigan and Minnesota, where Democratic incumbents are retiring.

Susan Collins and Angus King don't often agree on everything. The Republican and independent senator both agree giving billions of our tax dollars to Israel.

Maine’s Democratic primary was one of the early contests where progressives took on establishment-backed Democrats. While Platner faced several controversies during his campaign, he easily outlasted Gov. Janet Mills, who was backed by Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer but dropped out before the June 9 primary.

Platner had backing from Sanders as well as Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren. That support disintegrated after the sexual assault allegation early this month.

Republicans began making the case Saturday that Jackson is too close to Platner. Jackson is “a Platner apologist, a radical Bernie Bro, and a walking red flag displaying all the warning signs of the early days of the Platner campaign,” RNC spokesperson Kristen Cianci said in a statement.

Jackson told reporters Saturday that he has not been in touch with Platner and is building a new movement. He didn’t mention Platner from the stage during his two addresses to Democratic delegates on Saturday, but said the campaign was “bigger than any one person.”

Jackson overwhelmingly won delegates’ support

The Maine Democratic Party scrambled to choose a new nominee after Platner, who sailed to victory in the Democratic primary in June, was accused by a former girlfriend of sexually assaulting her in 2021. Platner denies the allegation, but quit the race after key supporters called on him to withdraw.

Maine law gave the state party authority to choose a replacement and required a new nominee to be named by Monday — 101 days before the Nov. 3 election.

Maine Democrats’ never-before-used process of voting on a new nominee involved hundreds of Democratic delegates gathering in Bangor, about 130 miles (209 kilometers) north of Portland. The delegates were elected at county party meetings last weekend, and Jackson scored an easy victory over just one opponent.

He first ran for office as a Republican in 2000 when he sought a seat inside Maine’s House of Representatives. He lost, but won two years later when he ran as an independent. He switched to the Democratic Party in 2004, and eventually became the Maine Senate president before leaving the statehouse in 2024.

He came in third while running for governor in this year’s Democratic primary, but had the backing of Platner and Our Revolution, the political organization founded by Sanders. Once Platner dropped out on July 10, a flood of former governor candidates — including Jackson — jumped to try to take his place. But by July 19, most had abandoned their bids, with Jackson emerging as the clear favorite.

Jackson received early support from progressives who had backed Platner before he dropped out. Our Revolution initially backed Jackson for governor and Platner for Senate. When Platner left the race, the group rallied behind Jackson.

He has supported progressive positions such as Medicare for All. He also has called for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose presence in Maine has been hotly debated since an agent killed a driver in the state earlier this month.

Jackson acknowledged the disappointment of Platner’s supporters and the need to win them over for the general election.

“I agree there are people that are still very frustrated and angry what happened. I understand that,” he said to reporters. “All I’m trying to do is explain to them that his campaign was about the issues.”