Today is the Montgomery Chairteenth. The big brawl that sparked the "quit fucking with us" movement. Dalton Levi Eatherly didn't get the message. He certainly got it when he got arrested in May.
A group of white boaters attacked a Black sail operator sparking a massive brawl which resulted in a Black man planting a chair on the head of a white aggressor.
The 2023 Montgomery Riverfront brawl was a large-scale altercation that occurred on August 5, 2023, in downtown Montgomery, Alabama when bystanders intervened in a physical assault by a group of recreational boaters on the dock on Damien Pickett, co-captain of the Harriott II, the City of Montgomery-owned riverboat, and prime attraction at Riverfront Park, located on the Alabama River.
Upon its return from a dinner cruise, the Harriott II was unable to dock due to a privately owned pontoon boat that had blocked its assigned docking space. The ship's crew notified the pontoon's occupants through the ship's loudspeakers, but the pontoon was not moved. After waiting close to 45 minutes, Captain Pickett and a deckhand boarded a smaller boat and sailed to the dock. After moving the pontoon to allow for adequate space to dock, the boaters argued and then attacked Pickett. Observers including riverboat's crew as well as bystanders came to Pickett's aid and defense.
The ensuing brawl was filmed by several witnesses with their phones and gained significant media attention due to its violent nature, the racial undertones, and Montgomery's racially charged history.
Five participants identified as Richard Roberts, Mary Todd, Zachery Shipman, Allen Todd and Reggie Ray, all pled guilty to various charges that ranged from misdemeanor assault, harassment, and disorderly conduct.
Montgomery Alabama.
After the incident, the city of Montgomery partnered with local businesses and increased its surveillance systems to add additional security in the area.
13 individuals involved in the brawl—including the co-captain who was hit by a police taser—were detained, questioned, and subsequently released. Montgomery Police Chief Darryl J. Albert confirmed arrest warrants for three men involved in the incident.
Arrest warrants were then expanded to another woman and a man hitting people with a chair. All five surrendered at the police station the following week.
The investigation was intensified due to the racial implications surrounding the fight. While the altercation mainly occurred along racial lines, preliminary investigations did not find sufficient evidence for hate crime charges. However, the incident has revived discussions around Montgomery's history, especially given the city's pivotal role in the slave trade in the United States and the Montgomery bus boycott during the civil rights movement.
Nancy Mace, Marjorie Taylor Glenn, Chip Roy, Jasmine Crockett and now Andy Ogles will be on the sidelines. These assholes were noise. They are the reasons why Americans are frustrated with politics.
All of them for show and no accomplishments.
After a slow count, the curmundgeon backed Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) fall to a nobody. A bigot loses to another bigot. I see Amir Hassan is smiling today. He lost to a nobody who suspended his campaign a month before the Michigan Republican primary.
Ogles, a white nationalist who spewed hateful shit towards Muslims, immigrants, transgender Americans and people of color is gone.
NBC News projects, Ogles falling to a former state official in a primary season that has seen an unusually high number of incumbents lose renomination.
Charlie Hatcher, the former state agricultural commissioner, rode support from prominent establishment Republicans to a victory over Ogles, a controversial congressman backed by President J. Donald Trump. He is a heavy favorite in the general election in the deep-red district.
Ogles was outraised and outspent on the airwaves, largely because of a massive ad effort from a pro-clean energy group — a last-minute campaign Ogles criticized in an interview with Fox News.
While Ogles had arguably the most important endorsement in a GOP primary in Trump’s, Hatcher had backing from Gov. Bill Lee, former Gov. Bill Haslam and other prominent Republicans, like former Trump Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.
Hey, Vern... It's Charlie!
Ogles has faced various controversies over the years. He said this year that Muslims don’t belong in American society, deleted a homophobic social media post after having blamed a staffer and argued last year that the federal government should revoke future New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s citizenship and deport him.
He was also investigated on suspicion of campaign finance violations; he has not been charged with any crimes. Ogles told The Associated Press that the Justice Department returned his cellphone, which it had seized during the investigation.
But while Ogles had fended off a well-funded primary opponent before, he couldn’t do it this time. Hatcher didn’t run away from Trump, either, despite Trump’s support for Ogles. Hatcher aligned himself with Trump and his policies and sought to contrast himself with Ogles.
“Think what President Trump could do if our congressman spent less time talking and more time doing,” reads a quote on Hatcher’s website.
Ogles is the ninth House member — six Democrats and three Republicans — to lose a primary this year. That’s the most in a nondecennial redistricting year since 1970, according to Vital Statistics on Congress.
Two senators, Republicans Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and John Cornyn of Texas, also lost their primaries, and an additional House member — Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas — finished second in his primary and then decided to drop out of the race and resign before a GOP runoff.
The Republicans are way too racist. They cannot vote for a Black candidate backed by President Donald J. Trump. While the junk food media was focused on Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed, a quiet race between Republican candidates in Flint, Michigan went unnoticed.
A Black Republican named Amir Hassan was defeated by a candidate who had suspended his congressional campaign. Hassan is not even a Muslim, but MAGA and MIGA saw him as a plant.
Trump’s pick to take on first-term Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District is projected to lose his GOP primary to a candidate who dropped out of the race, according to Decision Desk HQ.
President Trump’s @POTUS advisors told him it would be a good idea to endorse a man named Amir Hassan for Congress in Michigan’s 8th District. President Trump endorsed him on Truth Social, and last night, “Amir Hassan” LOST his election to a random Republican named Thomas Smith…
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Republican Thomas Smith, a retired engineer, defeated Amir Hassan, a former federal law enforcement officer who was endorsed by President Trump in June, to secure the Republican nomination for the November election. Thomas suspended his campaign last month, but remained on the ballot, according to local media.
Hassan’s loss adds to a string of the president’s primary losses this cycle, though his endorsement track record has been largely successful.
Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) is another pro Israel Democrat. She is likely to win in general.
McDonald Rivet won the seat by almost 7 percentage points in 2024, defeating Republican nominee Paul Junge. The former Bay City state senator won the district representing Flint, Saginaw and Bay City despite Trump winning it by 2 points in the presidential election.
McDonald Rivet will enter the general election with a massive fundraising advantage, having more than $4.2 million cash on hand as she seeks reelection, according to campaign finance records.
Cook Political Report says the race “leans Democrat.” Cook wrote that the first-term congresswoman’s strong showing in 2024 gives her an advantage entering the race, though demographic trends that have pushed the district toward Republicans in recent years mean she is still expected to face a difficult battle for the seat GOP hope to flip.
Hassan got Loomered.
Laura Loomer, one of the president's closest unofficial advisors and mistress celebrating this as a victory. Loomer is a mentally ill white woman who should have been institutionalized.
Republicans literally just cost them a seat and likely made Black Republicans cautious about voting for their candidates including Rep. John James (R-MI) who gave up his seat to make a sacrifical goat run for governor. He will face Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in a fight to determine whether Trump's second term generated the "golden age."
That curmudgeon couldn't bother calling Hassan. Too funny.
Shri Thanedar is the latest pro Israel Democrat to fall.
Another pro Israel Democrat loses to a progressive. While I do give him credit for being a headache to President Donald J. Trump and Republicans, Michigan Democratic lawmaker Shri Thanedar of Michigan was another pro Israel member.
He and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) gambled on support of Israel. They ended up losing big time. Andy Levin is vindicated. He lost to Stevens. His old district was redrawn for Thanedan.
Donavan McKinney, a Michigan state representative defeats him in a bitter primary.
The Associated Press projects Donavan McKinney will win the Democratic primary for U.S. House District 13 at 3:00 am.
McKinney advances to the November general election.
The Times of Israel, a far right propaganda outlet details the win as a failure to generate votes.
McKinney, a democratic socialist backed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and other prominent progressives, largely focused his campaign on domestic issues like championing workers, reducing income inequality and bolstering public health in a district that encompasses much of Detroit and its western suburbs. A Black politician, he has also pushed for Black representation of the majority-Black district, which is the poorest in Michigan.
Haley Stevens, Shri Thanedar, and Senator Gary Peters all participating in a Heil Hitler conga line. 🥴 pic.twitter.com/RmrkQRDnGh
The last section of McKinney’s platform on his campaign website is labeled “Palestine.” He vowed to “end the military aid and arms that America gives to Israel” and to sign the Block the Bombs Act, a resolution that would prohibit the sale of certain weapons to Israel, which gained record support among Democrats in Congress earlier this year. A separate amendment that would eliminate military aid to Israel won votes from a majority of House Democrats last month. However, the amendment failed as the only Republican who backed it was its sponsor, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY).
Thanedar, a millionaire businessman and former DSA member, bucked his party’s trend by boosting his support for Israel in recent years. As a state legislator in 2021, Thanedar co-sponsored legislation to end military aid to Israel. After he was elected to Congress in 2022, he took an American-Israel Public Affairs Committee-sponsored trip to Israel and became a staunch Israel advocate.
Thanedar renounced his DSA membership after the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, citing a New York City rally hosted by the party the next day in which some speakers praised the attacks. He called the event “hate-filled and antisemitic.” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), one of Israel’s most stalwart Democratic supporters, endorsed Thanedar.
Thanedar had highlighted a platform of progressive issues, including affordability, public housing, universal healthcare and abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. He has faced criticism throughout his political career for accepting donations from corporate PACs and for a personal fortune that allowed him to largely self-fund his campaigns.
AIPAC fundraised for Thanedar during his contest with McKinney, but the pro-Israel group focused its strongest efforts in Michigan this cycle on defending pro-Israel moderate Stevens against progressive Israel critic Abdul El-Sayed for the Democratic nomination for Senate. The organization funneled a record-breaking $32 million into Stevens’ campaign. El-Sayed narrowly beat Stevens early on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press, scoring a high-profile win for the political left.
Now to win over the bigots within the Democratic Party. Mike Rogers is hoping the fear and noise will help him win. Abdul El-Sayed can finally talk about Michigan issues without being dogged about that damn country Israel.
Pins and needles.
Yearly Wrap Up.
Just a reminder, when the noise is calling you names, just remember they are showing themselves. President Donald J. Trump isn't the only threat. It's the status quo and those who protect it.
Now the Republican nominee Mike Rogers. He won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. He was unopposed. He is a lackluster type of guy. Former FBI and U.S. House member. He lost to the current senator who was a former CIA and U.S. House member.
A folksy woman who refuses to listen to the voters. She barely won her senate bid.
Who is gonna replace her patnter, a retiring curmudgeon Democratic senator?
Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, 41 former Wayne County medical advisor and activist won the Michigan Democratic senate primary against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), 43.
This is a huge blow to AIPAC, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-MI), Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Sen. John Fetterman (I-PA), Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI), Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Stevens often accused El-Sayed of focusing too much on national politics and not enough on Michigan. The July 24 endorsement from Whitmer, who beat El-Sayed in the 2018 Democratic primary for governor, helped underline Stevens’ argument. So did a recent call El-Sayed held with donors.
On the call, audio of which leaked to NBC News and others, El-Sayed said a victory for him in Michigan could reverberate into 2028 and encourage primary challengers against the likes of Fetterman who has fallen out of favor with the left. He characterized such a move as putting “an ogre on a pike” — rhetoric that some Democrats believed was targeted at Stevens, though El-Sayed had described Fetterman as an “ogre” in the past.
Stevens, who spent the closing days of the race simultaneously shrugging off and leaning into social media snark about her Upper Midwest accent and appearance, used the episode to reinforce her message.
“These folks are making fun of the way I sound,” Stevens said at last week’s debate. “But yet, I sound like the people who need help, who are talking to me about what they need.”
El-Sayed rarely deviated from his core message.
“This is about whether or not you deserve a politics of the people, by the people and for the people,” he said at the debate, “or of the corporations, by the billionaires and for the special interests.”
Hasan Piker claims another victory.
Shame that Rep. Wesley Bell beaten former lawmaker Cori Bush. But his ass is toast regardless of the outcome. I am going make sure of that.
I am officially done with the Democratic Party. I will only support candidates who are aligned to my progressive views. So it could end up being either a third party or vote for the Democratic candidate closest to my stances on many issues.
Enough of the water downed, white collar, white leading and get along to get things done type of Democrats.
These scary Black, Brown, transgender, immigrant, Muslim or foreign born tactics are not going to work any longer. They are only there to protect white men in power. These motherfuckers pay taxes too. They fed up with taxpayer money going to Israel. They tired of high gas prices, high grocery prices, high insurance prices, high shipping costs, high rent and high medical bill.
They don't want to risk bankruptcy over a vacation, a medical visit, a car mechnic, an emergency visit, a car loan, a stay in county lockup or a unpaid due.
The culture wars should ring hollow when folks are fighting for survival.
The depressed end up getting the strap. They end up killing when they have no options left. They are the reasons why I fear "a civil war is a coming."
White men cannot lead the United States much longer. Out of 44 men, one president was Black. We have five U.S. Senators who are Black. Only 14 Senators are women. 87% of Congress is white. Three are Asian American. Six are Hispanic. One lesbian senator.
Israel became her nightmare. At least Wesley Bell didn't say stuff like that.
There are 26 women who are senators. 16 Democrats and 10 Republicans. Just a mere quarter.
Enough is enough.
Okay, NBC News called it at 2:15am. El-Sayed had 50.4% to Stevens 47.3%.
Former candidate Mallory McMorrow took 3.3% of the vote. That means that Stevens lost to a spoiler. Nonetheless, McMorrow dropping out did narrow the gap. Had she stayed in, El-Sayed would have carried more than 8% of the primary win.
Now these bigoted Democrats. Okay, I've had enough of Stevens, Scholten and Fetterman to last me a lifetime. I am sick and tired of these lawmakers resorting to the dusty ass playbook Republicans use to win elections.
Republicans have nothing to run on with this erratic curmudgeon president running his gums instead of his achievements. He is lacking many so far in this second chaotic term.
The Israeli lobby, Republicans and former Stevens voters will waste no time trying to sniff in the shit to dig something up to scare white voters, anger Black voters, put Democrats on the defensive and let a Florida living doofus ease on through to the Senate.
With $5 million running against damn near $65 million in AIPAC funding, El-Sayed is preparing for the money to fall into Rogers' curmudgeon ass lap.
El-Sayed overcame a nearly $65 million onslaught of outside money and an establishment that had rallied around Stevens. Whitmer endorsed Stevens late last month — a move seen as a last-ditch effort to stop a rising El-Sayed.
El-Sayed, a former public health official, goes on to face former Rep. Mike Rogers, who claimed the Republican nomination without opposition Tuesday. Their race in November is expected to be one of the most competitive in the country, and it could determine which party controls the Senate.
Republicans have 53 seats in the chamber, and Democrats are going after some red states to flip the four seats they’d need to swing the majority. But Democrats also have to defend seats in several battleground states, including Georgia and Michigan.
Trump, whose early endorsement of Rogers helped clear the GOP primary for him, won Michigan in 2016 and 2024 and lost to Joe Biden in 2020.
Rogers and national Republicans had signaled that they consider El-Sayed an easier opponent than Stevens. The National Republican Senatorial Committee went so far as to produce a digital ad emphasizing El-Sayed’s progressive credentials and endorsement from Sen. Bernie Sander (I-VT) — a move many viewed as an effort to boost him into the general election.
Jocelyn Benson, 48 will be the Democratic nominee for governor of Michigan. She will face off against John James, 45, the Black Republican who went 1-2 in most crucial races.
Michigan state representative Donavan McKinney, 34 is leading against Rep. Shri Thandar (D-MI), 71 in a crucial district primary. We will talk about the victory of winner in next post.
Transgender adult and media agitator Sidney Starr (known as Sidney Favors) was arrested in Georgia. The 37 year old was arrested in a Fulton County hotel on the allegations of child sexual abuse.
It's 2026, don't be like her.
Yearly wrap up.
Starr was taken into custody following an incident at the Embassy Suites in the 3400 block of International Boulevard.
Police charged Starr with sodomy, sexual battery against a child under 16 and aggravated child molestation as a result of the investigation.
Starr remains held at the Fulton County Jail as authorities move forward with the case. Her next court appearance is August 25 in Fulton County Superior Court.
According to law enforcement, the investigation has officially been turned over to the Fulton County District Attorney's Office for prosecution.
Specific details surrounding the allegations have not been made public by law enforcement.
Starr in tears as she is arrested.
"Because this case involves a juvenile, no additional information will be released from our agency," the Hapeville Police Department said in a statement to FOX 5 Atlanta.
The suspect is innocent until proven guilty of law.
Allegedly, Sidney met two teen boys at the Atlanta Embassy Suites near the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. She and the two teens exhanged texts.
One of the teens decided to go to Starr's room. Starr decided to perform oral on the teen and the teen felt uncomfortable and wanted to leave. The teen told her he was underage, but it didn't phase her. Starr would try to convince him that its a just a minor deal and not to tell anyone. She tried to pay him off. So he tried to leave but Sidney appearently in tears tried to restrain him. He broke away and told his parents.
The parents called the police and Starr was arrested.
If convicted, she could face 25 years to life in the iron college.
The Missouri Democratic primary for Congressional District 1 has a winner. A winner who will remain a stooge for the interest of the Israeli regime. A Black coon named Wesley Bell.
Rep. Wesley Bell (D-MO) defeats former congresswoman Cori Bush in a bitter rematch.
The rematch between Bell, 51 and Bush, 50 was one of many 2026 primary elections to highlight the internal Democratic Party divide between the party’s insurgent left wing and moderates over the issue of Israel.
In the end, it wasn’t close, as Bell won in a landslide. Bell led Bush with 71% of the vote when the race was called for him.
Bush, who was one of the most left-wing members of Congress in her two terms in office, focused her criticism of Bell on his support for Israel amid its ongoing war in Gaza and efforts to displace Palestinians both there and in the West Bank. She consistently attacked Bell for being propped up by pro-Israel lobby groups.
Indeed, Bell’s campaign in 2024, when he first defeated Bush, and in 2026 were heavily dependent on funding from United Democracy Project, the main super PAC of the pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee. The super PAC spent more than $3 million to support Bell’s campaign in 2026 after spending more than $8 million in 2024.
After losing in 2024, Bush promised revenge against AIPAC, stating in her concession speech, “Let me say this: AIPAC, I’m coming to tear your kingdom down!”
She gonna be a pain in his ass. She may have lost but she isn't going away.
Bell’s victory comes despite popular sentiment within the Democratic Party souring considerably toward Israel since 2024. The country’s continued campaigns of ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the West Bank and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s advocacy for the unpopular Iran war have all led increasing numbers of Democrats to view the country and its leadership unfavorably. Eighty percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents view Israel unfavorably, according to an April Pew poll. Nearly 60% of Democrats believe the U.S. is too supportive of Israel, according to an AP/NORC poll conducted in July.
Bush was hampered by ethics issues that arose in 2024. The Department of Justice, then under President Joe Biden, investigated her for allegedly misusing campaign funds. She denied the charges and claimed that “nothing came of” the investigation, although the DOJ never stated that it had closed the investigation.
Both Bush and Bell came into politics through the 2014 Black Lives Matter protests that followed the police shooting of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Bush became a leader in the grassroots protests that provoked a fierce and violent police response and ultimately led to a Department of Justice investigation that found widespread police abuses. Bell ran and won elections for city council in Ferguson following Brown’s death and later, for county prosecutor, adopting some reforms advocated by the Ferguson protest movement.
Don't count Bush out. She will continue to be a nuisance in Bell's orbit. And I am all for it.
He will not be comfortable. We will hold his ass accountable and we will vote his ass out.
Progressives, dump Shannon Watts of Moms Demand Action and Fred Guttenberg.
They are not solving the crisis of gun violence. They are paid agents of the Israeli government and are devoted to suppressing progressive momentum going into the Midterms.
Hey, Shannon Watts and Fred Guttenberg, while your asses are complaining about the Democratic Socialists of America, the U.S. has over 300 mass shootings in 2026.
While you pasty white assholes are resorting to racism, Islamophobia and smears about Muslims, Black women and even anti-Zionist Jews, did you know most of these mass shooters are depressed individuals inspired by rhetoric to carry out mass shootings?
This marks 7 years since El Paso and Dayton mass shootings. Two seperate shootings happened in August which happened under the first chaotic term of President Donald J. Trump.
El Paso. A white supremacist opened fire on shoppers at a Walmart. He was angered over the rhetoric of far right agitators and lawmakers closing the border. Seeing that El Paso, a city of 630,000 residents with a large Mexican and U.S. trade corridor. This terrorist traveled from his rural Texas town to the city and opened fire killing 23. The terrorist was apprehended. He was convicted of capital murder under Texas and U.S. federal court.
Patrick Crusius was registered to vote in 2016 as a Republican and had a Twitter account from 2017 that showed a photo of Trump in the Oval Office. He also had a pro-Trump poll that included responses such as "#BuildTheWall, #NoSanctuaryCities, #KeepGitmoOpen and #BanSyrianRefugees".
Dayton. A white man who had tendencies of white supremacy opened fire on people in the Oregon District, an entertainment district in the downtown area. He had violent thoughts and rejection from society. Seeing the city of Dayton with a population of 135,000 residents with a small town feeling, this terrorist traveled from his suburban home to the city and open fire on people killing 9. The terrorist was killed by police.
El Paso is still reeling.
Conor Betts was the shooter. He had no motive other than thoughts to kill.
Two former high school classmates said Betts was suspended from Bellbrook High School after he made lists of other students he wanted to kill and rape. The "hit list" was discovered in 2010 and resulted in a police investigation. He was previously bullied and had planned to shoot up the school, a classmate said. His high school girlfriend said he complained of visual and auditory hallucinations and psychosis, and was afraid of developing schizophrenia. The girlfriend also said there were warning signs about Betts, such as him showing her a video of a mass shooting on their first date, which she then attributed to him studying psychology at the time, Betts discussing putting a gun in his mouth, and Betts being fascinated with "current events" such as mass shootings. She also said that Betts had once called her at night and told her that he had a desire to hurt other people. She also said that Betts didn’t like his parents because of issues in his childhood that he would not share with her.
A search of the shooter's home found evidence that showed an interest in violence and mass shootings and that he had expressed a desire to commit one. He considered himself a leftist and voiced his support for Antifa; a preliminary assessment did not indicate that Betts had a racial or political motive. The attack occurred just 13 hours after a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.
Dayton still reeling.
If we want to win elections, we need to put the focus on issues not words. The Democratic Party is still stuck on stupid. Republicans are already deep in the stupid.
Gun violence is the No. 1 issue in the United States. We have to stop buying into the noise.
White saviors aren't saving us. We need to vote to put an end to the status quo.
We need to vote to put an end to water down laws that doesn't stop gun violence.
We need to stop scapegoating the vulnerable. The vulnerable will rise up to a bully.
Systemic oppression is no longer acceptable. Gun violence isn't acceptable.
President Donald J. Trump's pick for Attorney General is Todd Blanche, the interim leader. He is one of the president's personal lawyers. The pick is controversial.
After firing Pam Bondi this year over the handling of the Epstein files and her failure to prosecute his perceived political enemies, he decided to return back to hiring white men.
In his second term, he has fired more women and people of color in top ranks.
Democrats (including independent Pennsylvania senator John Fetterman) have opposed his nomination. Also two defeated Republican senators and a reitring senator are opposed to him.
Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) have confirmed they are not supporting Blanche. Despite the noise, it appears he will likely get confirmed.
The issue stalling his confirmation is the Weaponization of Politics fund.
The slush fund as the junk food media calls it, is supposedly the IRS and Department of Justice's reimbursement to Trump after a former official leaked his tax returns.
Under his first choatic term, Trump repeatedly claimed that the federal government was trying to undermine his presidency. He is the head of the federal government. His advisors warned him that he had to maintain balance and follow the oath he swore to when he took office in 2017.
On Monday, Tillis and Cornyn formally announced their support on Monday for Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general after reaching a long-sought agreement to end the controversial "anti-weaponization" fund and clarify the scope of a sweeping deal for tax immunity.
"We are pleased that the Department of Justice has issued a formal order terminating the anti-weaponization fund," the Republican senators said in a joint statement. "Additionally, the Department has acknowledged in a binding written order that the audit settlement is limited to the plaintiffs and the scope does not extend beyond the defendants in the lawsuit, the IRS and the Treasury, addressing concerns that multiple of our Republican colleagues share."
A Justice Department spokesperson told CBS News in a statement that the acting attorney general "signed an order on August 2nd that rescinds the May 18th Order establishing an Anti-Weaponization Fund. Further, the Acting AG restated and incorporated testimony he gave under oath that the May 19th Order has effect only on plaintiffs and defendants, and that the release is retroactive only."
The support from Cornyn and Tillis clears a significant hurdle for Blanche in his quest to lead the Justice Department. With their backing, the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to advance his nomination for attorney general to the full Senate. The committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday morning.
Concerns from the two senators regarding the president's settlement with the IRS in May threatened to derail Blanche's confirmation in recent weeks. The Judiciary Committee had initially scheduled a vote to advance his nomination last Thursday, but the meeting was postponed amid the opposition.
A committee spokesperson said then that the proceeding would be delayed "as work continues to secure sufficient support in committee to favorably report Attorney General-nominee Todd Blanche, who is highly qualified for the job."
A weak truce.
Cornyn and Tillis, who are both leaving the Senate early next year, noted in their statement that they have been clear from the outset that "we needed a written document addressing our concerns on the IRS audit agreement and the anti-weaponization fund that included constraining the scope of audit protection by limiting it to the parties of the Settlement Agreement and legally ending the anti-weaponization fund." The pair expressed their gratitude to Blanche and his staff for their work to reach a resolution, and added that they "look forward to voting to advance his nomination out of the Senate Judiciary Committee soon."
Cornyn told reporters on Capitol Hill that he and Tillis "got a stake driven through the heart of the weaponization fund."
"I think Todd Blanche did what we asked him to do," he said. "It binds not only him but the Department of Justice as a whole, and so I think that satisfies my demands."
Cornyn said it would be a "monumental mistake" for Blanche to attempt to resurrect the $1.8 billion program in another form.
"I can't predict the future so I don't know what somebody might do," he said. "I don't know whether somebody might claim this release as immunity from a future tax audit. But what we wanted to do is make sure that there was an authoritative statement about what the scope was intended to be — that it only affected the parties to the underlying lawsuit."
The $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund was created as part of a settlement agreement Trump reached with the IRS to resolve a civil lawsuit he filed over the leak of his tax returns by a government contractor. The program would have allowed people who claimed they were victims of "weaponization" by the federal government to seek compensation.
Another provision of the deal granted Trump, his two older sons, the Trump Organization and affiliated entities sweeping immunity from audits of tax returns.
The terms sparked swift pushback from Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill, who were concerned that people convicted for assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol could collect taxpayer-funded payments.
While Blanche told a House committee in June that the Justice Department was not moving forward with the "anti-weaponization" fund, his assertions failed to assuage senators' concerns.
During his confirmation hearing before the Judiciary Committee last month, Cornyn pushed Blanche about the status of the fund and whether Trump himself had agreed in writing to kill it. The acting attorney general reiterated then that the program is "dead."
Still, Cornyn and Tillis continued to negotiate with the Justice Department to address their concerns about the tax immunity and anti-weaponization program.
After Cornyn and Tillis' opposition threatened to further stall Blanche's confirmation, Trump delivered an ultimatum over the weekend, telling the GOP holdouts that if their blockade continued, he would keep Blanche on the job as acting attorney general and move to make the Justice Department fund a reality.
Tillis responded to the president's threat on X on Saturday, saying despite the assurances from the administration, Trump "clearly intends to resurrect the payout pot for punks." The North Carolina Republican said it was "unfortunate that Todd Blanche, who I consider qualified for the job, will not be confirmed because of this reversal," while adding that he was hopeful the issue could be resolved by Tuesday's committee meeting.
A day later, Blanche announced an order rescinding the Justice Department's fund. In addition to revoking his May directive creating the program, Blanche clarified that the tax immunity extends only to Trump, his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and the Trump Organization, and covers only tax returns that had already been filed.
In his announcement, Blanche cited his meetings with members of the Judiciary Committee in recent weeks and efforts to address the senators' concerns.
"We have enjoyed good faith discussions, and as a result issue the following order and update with regard to the May IRS settlement," Blanche said. "The Department always welcomes and appreciates productive engagement with all members of Congress."
The written settlement reached with Trump and his lawyers has not been modified.
Trump continued to defend the "anti-weaponization" fund Monday, telling reporters that it could've given people who claimed they were unfairly targeted by the government "some solace."
"I view that fund as a positive," he said.
Asked whether he signed off on the move to rescind the fund, Trump said, "I understand there's been a sign-off, but I don't know what they agreed to."
"I think Todd Blanche agreed to reconfirm things that he's already said and what he said was OK," he said.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro is facing heat. President Donald J. Trump is considering firing the 75 year old, alcoholic GILF.
Pirro a former New York prosecutor, media personality and far right agitator left Fox in 2024 when Trump offered her a position with the U.S. Attorneys.
Pirro is overseeing the near assassination case. The man who tried to interrupting the White House Correspondents Association Dinner in April is being held until pretrial to determine if he is comptent to face trial.
She also is dealing with the Jan. 6 bomber. The man who placed explosives near the Democratic and Republicans national headquarters is being held until trial.
The president said Pirro "choked" when she didn't pursue charges against a former Olympican David Hearn.
Pirro’s office, in a court filing on Friday, moved to drop criminal charges against Hearn, who had been accused of deliberately damaging the pool after it underwent a renovation ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday celebration last month.
Trump, in a posting on social media, acknowledged that there “may have been some contractor difficulty” in the installation of a new pool liner. But he continues to insist “the major damage was caused by VANDALS!”
“I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool,” Trump added in his post.
The dismissal was an embarrassing setback for a Justice Department that had previously echoed Trump’s claims and billed the prosecution as accountability for damage at a Washington landmark, a pet project of Trump. Pirro’s decision to drop the case is also a rare moment during Trump’s second term of an aide or political appointee openly defying him.
The president, without providing any clear new evidence, continued to allege on Saturday that the majority of the damage to the pool was caused by vandals.
Government lawyers in their 20-page court filing on Friday said that additional documents provided by the Interior Department since the indictment of Hearn show that the damage was the result of a botched installation by a contractor as well as “the rush to complete the project prior to events associated with the America 250 celebration in the weeks surrounding Independence Day 2026.”
In addition, a recent visual inspection revealed damage throughout the pool, including in the middle — where prosecutors say a vandal would not likely have attempted to peel the lining.
Hearn, a former Olympic canoeist, was accused of pulling up a two-foot square piece of the pool’s lining.
“Given all of this newly discovered information, it is difficult to attribute the widespread damage to the Reflecting Pool to vandalism, let alone to establish that fact beyond a reasonable doubt,” Pirro, a Trump appointee, said in her filing, which asked a judge to formally dismiss the case.
Pirro in the court filing also blamed the Interior Department for providing “less than fulsome information at the outset of the case.”
The filing added that had “DOI been forthcoming with the information clearly in its possession, the government would not have sought a grand jury indictment.” It was a jarring turn in position from Pirro, who claimed the government’s case was built on “tremendous evidence” when she announced the indictment against Hearn last month.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in a posting on X appeared to push back against Pirro’s criticism, claiming some of the acts of vandalism were captured on video.
“We also provided the U.S. Attorney’s office expert and eyewitness testimony to the damage done by vandals and provided every piece of evidence they asked for in the requested time line detailing each area of damage at the pool,” Burgum added.
Hearn’s legal team on Saturday criticized both Trump and Pirro and said it was weighing “legal remedies” on behalf of their client.
“Trump is mad at Pirro because she finally admitted what we made clear in our legal filings all along: Trump’s botched renovation was responsible for the damage — not Davey Hearn,” the legal team said in a statement. “However, her claim that she and her office were previously duped by Interior is nonsense. Starting immediately after the arraignment, our motions repeatedly proved that the administration was to blame for the Reflecting Pool failures, not Davey.”
Trump on Saturday also posted a nearly four-minute video that appears to have been taken from a security camera, in which three individuals can be seen with their hands in the pool, including one for an extended period.
The president claimed the video shows “material is being cut with a knife or a box cutter, for all to see!”
It’s not clear from the video, which appears to be shot from some distance, that any vandalism occurred. Workers can also be seen standing nearby and don’t appear to notice the people sticking their hands in the water.
In May, Trump announced plans to beautify the Reflecting Pool this spring. Virginia-based Atlantic Industrial Coatings was awarded a $14.7 million no-bid contract to repaint and waterproof the pool’s concrete floor.
Atlantic Industrial Coatings did not respond to requests for comment.
Water was drained and Trump directed that the bottom be painted with what he called “American flag blue.”
But problems emerged within days of the project’s completion, with chunks of the new liner peeling off.
Trump was quick to blame vandals. And the National Park Service reported to the U.S. Park Police a June 9 incident in which it claimed a sharp knife or razor cut the pool’s new liner.
The work on the Reflecting Pool is just one of a number of projects Trump has spearheaded across the nation’s capital. Most prominently, he demolished the White House’s East Wing to build a $400 million ballroom and plans to build a towering arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.
I am no longer going to barber shops. I am letting my hair grow. Hoewver, I am experiencing crown alopecia. It is starting to excel amd I am trying to stop it by buying hair regrowth formulas and eating biotin.
I know I have a desperation phase as I enter my mid-40s. I mean don’t feel like you're having a midlife crisis.
Anyway, did you Black owned barber shops are struggling? It is getting harder for Black businesses that operate on hair and nails.
The average price of a haircut for men is now $40. It has went from the price of $25 to the minimum average plus tips. If you have any added features, you can pay at least $80 to $100.
What changed?
The pandemic, inflation and lastly, the social media influencers.
When social media influncers are posting their haircuts of their clients, sharing those sexual battery videos of playing with men's lips or the viral of a man trying to suck on a fat man's breasts while he lining up his hairline.
All weird nonsense for clicks.
Factors like the rise of private grooming suites over booth rentals, consumer pushback against soaring haircut prices, and a massive drop in vocational apprenticeships are reshaping the profession.
Many barbers are abandoning traditional open shops in favor of independent, single-chair suites. This business model gives them full control over their schedules, environments, and earnings without paying booth rent to an owner. However, this fragments the traditional "barbershop community" and makes walk-in traffic practically non-existent, forcing barbers to rely entirely on their own marketing.
Economic inflation and rising individual prices have led to consumer pushback. Many men are extending the time between their cuts or opting for DIY grooming to save money. This has created a divide between shops that raise prices and customers who feel priced out of basic services.
One of the most vulnerable U.S. House members in the Congress was injured in a car accident while in her district.
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), 80 is a long time lawmaker from Northwest Ohio. She represented Toledo to Bowling Green before her district was redrawn purposely to favor Republicans. The 9th district now includes Montpelier, Swanton, Defiance, Sandusky, Vermillion, Fremont, Port Clinton, Put-in-Bay, Kelleys Island, Bryan, Maumee and Sylvania.
If she retires or dies in office, the Republicans could easily win this seat.
Ohio Republicans are disgusting. They have literally fucked up the state. We are on track to lose another congressional seat due to the state declining population. North Carolina and Georgia have surpassed Ohio in population growth. To their detriment, Ohio is slightly affordable. North Carolina is sprawling itself into a potential for deadlier weather events.
Nontheless, Ohio is a reliable Republican state. Barack Obama carried it in 2008 and 2012. Donald J. Trump carried it in 2016, 2020 and 2024. The state is old, white, out of touch with a changing demographic and just lacking opportunities for Americans.
Trust me, folks. Dayton, Toledo, Cleveland, Lima, Youngstown, Canton, Akron and Zanesville are rust belt. Columbus and Cincinnati are slowly rebounding.
Columbus is the state capital and largest city. It has a population of 1.02 million residents.
Kaptur is a centrist. She supports that apartheid genocidial ethnostate. Just like her fellow members Greg Landsman, Emilia Sykes, Joyce Beatty and Shontel Brown, the U.S. House Democrats of Ohio are literally out of touch with their voters.
The Kia Boyz strike.
It was a hit and run accident.
Kaptur was injured but not severely. Her presser released a statement on her X account.
This morning Congresswoman Kaptur was a passenger in a vehicle on her way to a church service when the car she was traveling in was struck. She is active, alert, and being treated for non-life threatening injuries. We look forward to additional information from Toledo Police as…
This morning Congresswoman Kaptur was a passenger in a vehicle on her way to a church service when the car she was traveling in was struck. She is active, alert, and being treated for non-life threatening injuries. We look forward to additional information from Toledo Police as they investigate the accident. Congresswoman Kaptur is thankful for the quick actions of first responders from Toledo Police and Fire Departments who arrived promptly on scene, and the medical professionals helping to take care of those involved in the crash. She expressed her deep gratitude to the hundreds of constituents who have reached out and looks forward to returning to a full schedule soon.
The Toledo Police and Ohio State Patrol will investigate the incident.
Many of the local junk food media told stories of stolen Kia and Hyundai vehicles causing serious accidents. In Philadelphia, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, some incidents this year were deadly.
The vehicle that crashed into Kaptur's Ford Bronco Sport was a Kia Optima.
The suspected driver is likely a Kia Boy. The suspect will face felonious assualt and reckless driving. Since this happened to a federal worker, the U.S. Capital Police will also issue a charge on the suspect of harm to a member of Congress.
The suspect if not a juvenile could face two to five years in the iron college. A permanent ban of their driver's license.
Kaptur could push for laws that target Kia/Hyundai and Honda for ineffective safety measures. Republicans could push for more time outs for juveniles who commit vehicular manslaughter or property theft.
The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
