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James Talarico Called Out During Interview for Voting Against Ending State Income Taxes, Called Bill Banning Income Tax “Government Overreach at its Worst”

Democratic Texas Senate Nominee James Talarico was called out for his 2019 vote against a bill banning income taxes in Texas during an interview with CBS Texas, where he collapsed and lied about his stances. 

CBS Texas’s Jack Fink noted that Republicans are attacking him for voting against banning the Texas state income tax as a state legislator in 2019, asking, “Why did you do that?”

When Talarico tried to claim that he voted against it because it was “already banned,” Fink fired back, reminding him, “This would have banned it permanently.”

The proposal in question, which raised the bar by requiring a two-thirds majority in both legislative chambers to impose an income tax, was passed by the Texas House and Senate and then approved by voters on the November 2019 ballot.

Talarico then scrambled, giving a word-salad answer, calling the Republicans’ push to codify the existing legislation “duplicative government overreach at its worst,” further accusing Republicans of “trying to grandstand on an issue.” According to Talarico, lowering taxes is “government overreach” now.

He went on to claim that the legislation “did nothing” and that he has “always” been against income taxes, despite voting against ending income tax. “I’m against an income tax in Texas, always have been. But I’m going to be against any lawmaker in any party who’s just trying to do a stunt on the floor instead of solving problems.”

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Sanders calls for banning artificial superintelligence

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is pushing legislation that would permanently ban the development and deployment of artificial superintelligence while temporarily pausing development of other advanced AI systems until new federal safety rules are established. 

“Nearly every day, there is a frightening new story about how Big Tech companies are losing control of the technology they are developing, with potentially cataclysmic results,” Sanders said. “The leaders of the major AI companies publicly acknowledge that they do not fully understand the technology and that it is escaping their control. It is irresponsible for society to allow them to move forward and make these products even more advanced.”

The proposal would create a new federal agency to oversee advanced AI and track systems for dangerous capabilities. 

It would also seek international agreements aimed at preventing the development of superintelligence worldwide. 

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Radical Maine Democrat Senate Nominee Wants the State to Seize Private Property from Mainers: “The State Should Be Able to Come In and Take These Places Over”

Far-left Maine U.S. Senate nominee Troy Jackson just told a crowd of mobile-home park residents that the government should be able to take private property when he doesn’t like who owns it.

At a Labor Day weekend campaign stop Saturday at Blueberry Ridge Mobile Village in Wells, Jackson said the state should step in and take over parks owned by out-of-state companies and private equity firms.

“I feel strongly that, if needed, the state should be able to come in, to take these places over,” Jackson told residents gathered in a backyard, according to the Portland Press Herald.

He added that the state should hold the sites until residents can take them over “so you don’t see these private equity (firms) coming in and making a killing on these parks.”

Video of Jackson’s remarks was circulated by RNC Research.

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Ruling: Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Can Be Sued Under ‘Homewrecker” Law for Affair with Her Married Body Guard

A federal judge has ruled former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) is eligible to be sued under what is commonly known as North Carolina’s “homewrecker law” for her romantic relationship with a married member of her security detail.

Sinema has admitted to the affair with Matthew Ammel in 2024, but her civil defense lawyers argued she cannot be sued in North Carolina because she has no ties to the state.

U.S. District Judge David A. Bragdon disagreed, on Friday denying the former lawmakers request to dismiss the civil complaint brought by the security guard’s ex-wife, Heather Ammel.

Matthew Ammel received nine messages from Sinema while he was at his North Carolina home, an act which the judge determined gives the state jurisdiction over the case.

“These messages, considered together, show Ms. Sinema building and furthering a romantic relationship with Mr. Ammel—invading the marriage not just while he was away on trips with her but while he was home with his family in North Carolina,” the judge wrote in his order.

The lawsuit alleged that besides the affair Sinema apparently attempted to treat Ammel’s PTSD from his army service in the Middle East with a powerful psychedelic drug.

According to a Hill report not long after the suit was filed in late 2025:

The complaint is full of bombshell claims, including that Sinema asked her security employee, Matthew Ammel, to bring MDMA on a work trip so that she could guide him through a psychedelic experience and that she messaged him about sexual positions in certain scenarios.

MDMA, also known as ecstasy or molly, is a recreational drug that enhances sensory experience. In recent years, it has been used in therapy settings, but the Food and Drug Administration last year declined to approve it as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Hallucinogenic treatments have shown potential as a treatment for trauma and depression in recent studies. However,  treatments are typically administered in controlled clinical settings by licensed physicians and therapists.

Sinema has a master’s degree in social work and later became an attorney and law professor at Arizona State University. A former Democrat who registered as an independent in 2022, she served as a U.S. senator from 2019 until 2025.

North Carolina is one of a handful of states where people can sue for “alienation of affection,” the various news outlets reported Saturday.

The Ammels had “a good and loving marriage” with “genuine love and affection” before Sinema interfered, pursuing the husband despite knowing he was married, the wife alleged in her lawsuit.

The civil complaint can now go forward as plaintiff Heather Ammel seeks at least $75,000 in financial damages from the former lawmaker.

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Maryland Gov. Cheers State Supreme Court Ruling on Redistricting Plan to Remove Sole GOP Congressional District – Rep. Andy Harris Responds

Maryland Governor Wes Moore released a video statement on Saturday, announcing that a ballot initiative to erase the state’s single Republican district was approved by the Maryland Supreme Court and vowing to use the ruling to disenfranchise state Republicans. 

Per Politico:

The Maryland Supreme Court on Thursday gave Democrats a victory in the state’s protracted redistricting battle, allowing the Legislature’s proposed amendment on redistricting that party leaders want to clear the way for a 2028 gerrymander to appear before voters in November.

If approved by voters on Election Day, the measure known as Question 3 will prevent future Democratic redraws from being subjected to strict compactness and geographic standards that undid their last attempt at an 8-0 map in 2022.

Following the ruling, Democratic Maryland Governor Wes Moore applauded the ruling, claiming it means “that the power of our democracy belongs in the hands of the people.”

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‘Unacceptable’: Trump calls out Canadian currency ‘imbalance’ with U.S.

President Donald Trump bashed the Canadian currency “imbalance” with the United States, warning that the situation would be changed.

“Canada’s (currency) Dollar imbalance with the U.S. is unacceptable. It has been that way for years — but no longer!” Trump said in a Sunday Truth Social post.

The president did not provide additional details or policy proposals regarding his statement.

His criticism comes amidst the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and Canada, with both countries announcing sweeping tariffs across numerous sectors of the market.

The Canadian dollar (CAD) has long been valued less than the U.S. dollar (USD), with $1 USD equaling roughly $1.38 CAD.

Investopedia explained the impact a weaker currency can have on global markets. A less powerful currency simultaneously means that exports from that country receive a competitive advantage in other markets while the country also faces more expensive imports. If the nation is dependent upon imports, this can lead to trade imbalances, the outlet highlighted.

Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated on Friday that the country was focusing on shoring up internal manufacturing.

“For too long, we bought from abroad what we were more than capable of building right here at home. We’re bringing that work back, and we’re turbo-charging it,” he said, announcing the plan for hundreds of passenger rail cars to be manufactured in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

For too long, Canada bought what we could build here at home. 

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Lobbyist for China-Owned Smithfield Foods Failed to Disclose CCP Ties on Farm Bill Filings

Greenberg Traurig lobbyist Christopher DeLacy spent quarter after quarter telling Congress that no foreign entity had an interest in Smithfield Foods’ Washington work, including Farm Bill reauthorization and “issues related to foreign ownership of agricultural land,” while the company is 86.9 percent owned by China-based WH Group, 万洲国际, whose leadership includes CCP-tied figures and chairman Wan Long, a former PLA soldier.

Independent journalist Laura Loomer exposed the failure to disclose CCP ties in a report on Loomered.

The Center for Responsible Food Business filed a complaint over the foreign ties with the House Clerk and Senate Secretary last month. The form had indicated no foreign ties repeatedly since 2023.

Just over two weeks after the complaint was filed, the firm amended its second-quarter 2026 Lobbying Disclosure Act report, which covered $120,000 in lobbying of the House, Senate, and Treasury.

Smithfield is the largest pork producer on U.S. soil and holds tens of thousands of acres of American farmland.

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Iran Vows ‘Faster, More Painful’ Response To US Attacks After Weekend Sea Battle

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday announced a heightened military posture in the war with the US, saying that new attacks on the country will “meet a faster, heavier and more painful response.“

“If they haven’t understood by now, they should understand before it’s too late that the rules of the game have changed and that from now on, any violation of Iran’s interests and security will receive a ‘faster, heavier, and more painful’ response,” Ghalibaf said in a post on Telegram. He has warned that Iranian retaliation will no longer be “proportionate”.

Ghalibaf also conceded that Iran faces severe economic pressures amid US-led sweeping sanctions and the campaign of ‘strangulation’ and isolation efforts.

“Severe fluctuations in the exchange rate, inflation, unemployment, and market management are fundamental challenges that have put serious pressure on people’s livelihoods,” Ghalibaf said.

He also laid out that the Islamic Republic must aim to bolster domestic production and use technology to “devise short-term and permanent solutions.” Iran’s military has all along touted that it never stopped manufacturing missiles and drones, even as US-Israeli bombs decimated many industrial sites.

Ghalibaf’s words come a day after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it attacked three American military ships and three oil tankers using an “unauthorized” route in the Strait of Hormuz. Also, in the latest:

Iran said Sunday it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, a claim that the U.S. military dismissed as a “total lie.”

The US military earlier on Saturday had struck three Iranian oil tankers, M/T Downy, M/T Stark 1, and M/T Kylo – in a major first of the conflict (that is, a US attack on civilian vessels).

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Karmelo Anthony’s Family Wants Another $250,000 After Raising $634,000

The family of convicted murderer Karmelo Anthony is promoting a new GiveSendGo fundraiser asking for $250,000 to pay for his appeal, after a Collin County jury gave him 35 years for killing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf.

Their first fundraising campaign already pulled in $633,908, which appeared to have been used to rent a massive house and purchase a new vehicle.

The new fundraiser, created by Trinicia Ricks with attorney Russell Wilson as recipient, has raised over $33,000.

Donations are supposed to sit in a Wilson trust account for filings, transcripts, investigators, and experts only.

The family, the page says, will not touch the money.

Anthony’s mother, Kayla Hayes, ran the first GiveSendGo for legal defense, a move, living costs, counseling, and security.

GiveSendGo took it down after the June conviction.

The Anthony family’s spokesman Dominique Alexander called questions about a car or a house “deliberate lies,” confirmed a safety relocation, and would not itemize what was left or what the family used.

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SAFE SPACE: Harvard Law School Offers Students ‘Low Sensory Rooms’ and Fidget Toys

Anyone who tells you that the ‘woke’ era is over is not paying attention to what is happening on America’s college campuses. Woke insanity is alive and well in higher education.

Harvard Law School is offering students ‘low sensory rooms’ and fidget toys to help deal with stress. What’s next? Coloring books?

These are people who will be offered jobs as judges and district attorneys in the future.

The College Fix reports:

Harvard Law offers students fidget toys, ‘low sensory rooms’

As that nation’s future Supreme Court justices, solicitors general, and elite law firm attorneys start school at Harvard University, the Ivy League is ensuring they have everything they need to take a “break from the noise.”

The freshman orientation for new Harvard law students reportedly promoted “low sensory rooms,” according to National Review.

The rooms include “weighted blankets, dim lighting, fidget toys, and more,” according to reporter Abigail Anthony.

Anthony opined: “Of course, the people being trained to work 80 hours a week at a Big Law Firm cannot be expected to manage a couple hours of orientation events without palliative care.”

Students can also relax in wellness lounges with “massage chairs” and “lowkey crafts and activities.”

The school reportedly informed students of the dozens of “gender-inclusive bathrooms” on campus as well.

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