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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Deborah Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), who never held a real job in the private sector after graduating college in 1990, won the primary for the newly created 20th CD, after Democratic critics accused her of undermining Black representation. Several weeks ago, some of us warned drudge.com readers that AIPAC will come out ahead in the Florida re-districting scheme; maybe Lord Jazz was one of them besides Coriolanus.

Florida CD is 49.1% Black


Aware of a USAF C-17 Globemaster III flight heading to Antarctica, Russia's civil aviation authority warned New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) about "potentially hazardous" space activity, who then issued a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen), forcing the USAF crew to return unharmed to Christchurch, NZ.

RFI to NZ CAA


Notorious Islamophobe Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) was caught on camera going through someone else's mail while campaigning door-to-door in his Florida district. For months, AIPAC "Agent 13" has been spewing non-stop bile and bigotry against the popular mayor of NYC, Zohran Mamdani (D). In 2024, Broward County Judge Scott Blaue held Randy Fine in contempt of court and ordered the hatemonger to attend rage therapy.

Randy Fine (R) is not a good human being


In 2023, Mike Caruso (R-FL) voted in favor of the death penalty for convicted pedophiles; in 2025 he supported legislation making human trafficking a capital felony offense. Just one of the charges this accused pederast faces today is kidnapping. Governor Ron DeSatan (R-FL) appointed Mike Caruso (age 67) to his $212,385 per year sinecure as Palm Beach County Clerk on 19 August; Caruso was criminally charged for his sexual blasphemies on 18 August, one day before.

Mike Caruso (R-FL): Just another AIPAC deadender and heinous sexual deviant


'Quiet!': Trump viciously berates another woman reporter in 'misogynistic' and 'disgusting' attack Trump snapped at a woman reporter asking him a question, calling her a "loud, boisterous person" before repeatedly barking at her to "be quiet." Read more


Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon scored a major upset over former National Security Council aide Alex Vindman in the Florida Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects, setting up a general election race against Republican Sen. Ashley Moody. Vindman, a retired lieutenant colonel and Iraq War veteran who rose to prominence as a witness during President Donald Trump's 2019 impeachment hearings, was viewed as a heavy favorite against Nixon, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, heading into Tuesday's contest. Vindman raised $16 million for his campaign, a significant number for a Democrat in red-leaning Florida, while Nixon brought in just over $900,000. Read more


Tributes paid to great friend and collaborator' who played with band for 56 years and died in hospice care in Texas Read more


President Donald Trump told a story about South Korea on Monday. Every single part of it is false. Trump has delivered versions of his fictional story before; CNN debunked one telling last year. The president delivered Monday's version the day after he announced the US would reduce military exercises with South Korea " citing his "very good relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and also mentioning that South Korea declined to participate in the US war with Iran. Read more


It was the Democratic Party's "Summer of Socialism," as an email from the Republican National Committee cheerfully called it that morning, and Ashik Siddique, a co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, was standing on a chair outside a bar, rallying the comrades. Read more


Aug 18, 2026

This morning, NATO has deployed large aircraft forces around Putin's Kaliningrad region next to the Polish border in what appears to be a sudden and urgent show-of-force. We are currently monitoring ongoing developments.

In the meantime, NATO has also deployed several aircraft toward Northern Norway as it's believed that Russian submarines are on the move out of Murmansk for some unknown reason.

Meanwhile, Moscow came under the largest drone attack that it's experienced in the last two years over the past 24 hours, with more than 600 UAVs targeted the capital as explosions rang out across the area.

Meanwhile, Dubai has come under a missile attack from Iran as warnings were sent out to civilians to seek shelter, which marks the first Iranian attack on Dubai in Months.


SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- California energy regulators have approved new rules that will phase out some replacement tires sold in the state that do not meet energy-efficiency requirements. The standards target replacement tires that fail to meet the new efficiency requirements. State regulators say the changes will help drivers save money on fuel over time. Tire manufacturers, however, argue the rules could increase upfront costs for consumers by hundreds of dollars. Read more


... Sending people to the moon ...


Monday, August 17, 2026

Senator Jon Ossoff criticized President Donald Trump's relationship with his aide Natalie Harp during a rally on Sunday, accusing him of preferring to "travel with Natalie" than performing his job. The Democratic Senator was discussing the duration of U.S. Navy sailors' deployments on aircraft carriers this year when he launched a sharp attack against Trump. "While the sailors on the Lincoln fight his war, while he fruitlessly drains our munitions and oil reserves, the president sleeps through his meetings," Ossoff said. "He golfs and trades stocks. See, he doesn't want to do the job; he wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie to their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the Emir of Qatar."


Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir publicly advocated for killing "30 to 40" people in Gaza each night. Ben-Gvir -- who can't wait to see young Palestinian convicts executed in Israeli Death Forces (IDF) concentration camps -- criticized the recent drawdown of homicidal airstrikes in Gaza. "It's no secret, I disagree with the prime minister," the blood-thirsty minister brayed. "I think targeted assassinations should be carried out in Gaza, taking down 30 to 40 every night. Not just those who pose an immediate threat -- here are people who are not worthy of life. They shouldn't live. They're not even people."

Itamar Ben-Gvir is obviously not a good human being


Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) stated he has heard "absolutely nothing back" from Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) after requesting updates on the senator's condition. Beshear says while he wishes McConnell "good health," the US senator should address the public directly: "His boss are the people of Kentucky."

Absolute all around government malfeasance in Kentucky


On 14 August, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un denounced the annual US-ROK military drill ("Ulchi Freedom Shield 2026") -- firing a test ICBM rocket into the sea as a sign of his displeasure on 12 August -" so, Dummkopf Trumpf bleated on 16 August the US will reduce future military cooperation with South Korea, citing Seoul's lack of support fighting Iran on behalf of Israel and Trumpf's "very good relationship with Kim Jong Un."

These annual drills are critical for integrating US C2 personnel with the ROK military


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