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Jill Biden Defends Hunter Biden Pardon in CBS Interview — Accidentally Exposes the Biden Family’s Entire Excuse

Former First Lady Jill Biden appeared in a CBS interview this week and finally addressed one of the most controversial decisions of Joe Biden’s presidency: the last-minute pardon of Hunter Biden after the former president repeatedly told the American people he would not do it.

Her answer did not clear anything up. It made the situation look even worse.

During the CBS interview with Rita Braver, Jill Biden was asked about Joe Biden’s repeated promise that he would not pardon Hunter. The former president made that pledge publicly, more than once, while insisting he would respect the justice system. 

Then, after Donald Trump won the 2024 election, Biden reversed course and issued a sweeping pardon for his son.

Jill Biden defended the decision by claiming that “things changed” after Trump was elected and that the family believed Hunter would be targeted by a Trump Justice Department.

That explanation gives away the entire game.

Joe Biden did not suddenly discover new evidence. He did not suddenly realize the case was unfair. 

According to Jill Biden’s own explanation, the political calculation changed after Trump won. In other words, Biden’s promise not to pardon Hunter only mattered as long as Democrats believed they would stay in power.

The former first lady also claimed the family “could not let” Hunter go to jail for a charge she said no one goes to jail for. But the issue was never only the pardon itself. The issue was the lie. 

Joe Biden looked into the cameras, presented himself as a man of principle, and told Americans he would not use presidential power to protect his own son. Then he did exactly that.

The same interview also addressed Biden’s preemptive pardons for other family members. Jill Biden suggested those pardons were issued because the family believed Trump would target them as well.

That argument is difficult to take seriously after four years of the Biden Justice Department going after Donald Trump, his allies, and ordinary Americans who opposed the regime’s political priorities. 

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Why The SAVE Act Matters

American self-governance rests on one indispensable foundation: that elections reflect the will of eligible citizens, counted accurately, administered transparently. Republicans and election integrity advocates argue that this foundation has been progressively undermined – not necessarily by a single grand conspiracy, but by a systemic pattern of loosened safeguards, dirty voter rolls, exploitable mail-ballot systems, and aggressive Democrat opposition to the audits and reforms that would resolve public doubt once and for all.

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act – which polls at roughly 80 percent public support – would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. To its advocates, it is the minimum logical response to documented vulnerabilities in the registration and voting system. To its opponents, it is voter suppression. The fight over that characterization is itself a revealing indicator of where the parties stand on the fundamental question: do you want to know, or don’t you? And why!

Let’s examine the subject in some detail.

Note: the below analysis was written from a Republican/election-integrity-advocate perspective. Where allegations are unconfirmed or contested, they are labeled as such.

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Illegal Deported THREE Times Allegedly Brutally Murders a Young Mother, a Loving Grandmother and a Two-Week Old Baby

On May 29, 2026, in Modesto, California, Joaquin Escoto, 28, a Mexican national and illegal immigrant, was arrested and charged with three counts of murder.

He allegedly stabbed to death Fabiola Gonzalez, 23, a devoted mother, her own mother, and loving grandmother Silvia Nuñez, 54, and Fabiola’s 2-week-old infant son, Mateo Gonzalez.

A surviving child of approximately  4 years old was found in the home and taken into custody by Child Protective Services.

According to The California Post, California’s controversial state sanctuary law obstructed federal authorities who sought to deport him.

The New York Post reports:

On the day of Escoto’s DUI arrest in June, which occurred in San Joaquin County, federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials requested to be notified of the Modesto resident’s release from jail so they could deport him again, according to the official.

But San Joaquin law enforcement officials hogtied by California’s contested sanctuary law failed to notify the feds, and Escoto was set free, the official said.

“Safe to say, California law prohibited the jail from complying,” said the official, who shared police documents that substantiated his claims with The Post.

Now, less than one year after that request from ICE agents was ignored, Escoto is being held without bail on three counts of murder in the grisly knife slaying in Modesto of an infant and two women, including one with whom he allegedly had a child, according to police.

A GoFundMe set up to help cover funeral expenses, shares:

Our family is experiencing a heartbreaking loss that words cannot adequately express.

On May 28, 2026, three beloved members of our family was taken from us: Silvia Nuñez, a loving grandmother whose kindness and strength touched everyone around her. Fabiola Gonzalez, a devoted mother, daughter, and loved one who brought joy and love to those fortunate enough to know her and baby Mateo Gonzalez, an innocent child whose life was taken far too soon.

The devastating circumstances surrounding this tragedy have left our family shattered. In a single moment, generations of love, memories, and dreams for the future were taken from us. As we grieve the loss of Silvia, Fabiola, and baby Mateo, we are trying to navigate the emotional and financial burdens that come with such an unimaginable tragedy.

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Crypto And AI Could Be Dirty Words On 2026 Midterm Campaign Trail

The AI and crypto industries have made headlines over the past year thanks to the impressive war chests amassed by corporate political action committees (PACs).

Profligate spending during the last federal elections in the US has led to unprecedented policy changes favoring the crypto industry, with indications that a full legislative framework in the form of the CLARITY Act is on its way to becoming law. 

But this hasn’t endeared the crypto industry to voters. Recent polls from Politico show distrust of the crypto industry, and the electorate isn’t sold on the benefits of AI.

“Voters across the ideological spectrum are raising concerns,” Michael Beckel, director of money in politics reform at Issue One, told Cointelegraph. “Some candidates on both sides of the aisle are trying to harness that frustration and outrage.”

Voters don’t trust crypto and don’t believe AI benefits them

According to the recent poll by Public First for Politico, most Americans don’t trust crypto and don’t believe in the benefits of AI. 

While Republican voters are somewhat more likely to trust crypto, 47% of Americans overall trust a traditional bank over a crypto platform, while 17% trust a crypto platform as much as a traditional bank. 

The numbers for AI aren’t great either. Some 43% of Americans overall believe that the risks outweigh the benefits, while 33% believe the inverse. 

Currently, most people haven’t heard about the major crypto and AI lobbies. According to Politico, only nine percent have heard of AI Super PAC Leading the Future. Only three percent have heard of pro-crypto PAC Fairshake.

That’s not much compared to public awareness of large lobbies like the National Rifle Association or the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, which are practically household names.

Still, association with crypto could be a problem. Ohio Republican Representative Jim Renacci told Politico, “I do think if they see somebody is backed by crypto, that’s always going to be a problem, because, let’s face it, the people that I talk to in Ohio, they don’t understand crypto, and most say they’re not comfortable with [it].”

Improving awareness around crypto lobbies may not help them much. Rick Claypool, research director at Public Citizen, told Cointelegraph:

“Generally speaking, voters are against corporate money influencing politics.”

“Even after Citizens United, the norm had been for big, brand-name corporations not to engage directly. Or when they did engage, they would often contribute through dark money groups that obscure their funding source.”

In this regard, the crypto industry’s spending spree in 2024 was somewhat unusual. Major contributors like Coinbase or a16z weren’t shy about the millions of dollars they put into campaigns.

But even then, “the voter-facing message from Fairshake was never about crypto, which voters never really cared about.” Mailers and ad buys reflected the supported candidates’ positions more broadly, or sometimes attacked those of the perceived anti-crypto candidate. 

Overall, “candidates who are seen as not beholden to corporate interests have an electoral edge,” said Claypool. This was true for populist candidates like US Senator Bernie Sanders and even US President Donald Trump, who claimed during his 2016 campaign that “he was so rich he could not be bought, which is laughable in hindsight.” 

If awareness about crypto — and crypto’s concerted efforts to influence policy — increases among the electorate, it may not shake out well. 

Issue One’s Beckel said, “If voters view an industry as toxic, that can have serious implications for candidates who don’t want to be perceived as too close to a controversial company or industry.”

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DANGER IN ORBIT: International Space Station Is Leaking Air Again in a Problem First Detected in 2019

The aging ISS is plagued by a dangerous air leak.

The leak was confirmed by NASA last week, another instance of a recurring problem that the agency thought it had resolved earlier this year.

The New York Post reported:

“The 27-year-old orbiting space station has been plagued with air leaks since 2019 in a part of the station called the PrK module, a narrow transfer tunnel or vestibule on the Russian segment.

In January, NASA announced that the PrK module had finally reached a ‘stable condition’ after multiple inspections and sealant applications. But on May 1, the issue returned.”

NASA confirmed a ‘slow pressure drop’ within the PrK module, noticed as Russian cosmonauts unloaded cargo.

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Norway Lobbies To Persuade EU To Drop Arctic Drilling Ban

Norway, Western Europe’s top oil and gas producer, has intensified lobbying at the European Union to persuade the bloc to remove or tweak its moratorium on Arctic oil and gas drilling.

Norway, which is not a member of the EU but is the biggest gas supplier to European markets, has sent nearly a dozen of its ministers to Brussels so far this year to discuss energy and trade and the state of the Arctic drilling.

The Iran war and the biggest oil and gas supply disruption in history have added to Norway’s arguments that Europe needs reliable supply from places outside of conflict zones.

However, the EU’s moratorium enacted in 2021 due to the bloc’s climate commitments and environmental concerns, does not allow drilling in Norway’s northern parts of the Barents Sea, which is estimated to contain most of the remaining Norwegian oil and gas resources.

“Norway is very active and good at making its voice heard,” the EU’s special envoy for the Arctic, Claude Veron-Reville, told Bloomberg in an interview this week.

“Norway knows very well how to intervene, they are very well organized and very present,” Veron-Reville added.

Norway argues that an arbitrary line defining the Arctic area shouldn’t be viewed as the cut-off line for oil and gas drilling.

“There are no climate arguments for treating oil and gas produced north and south of a certain line differently,” Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide told Bloomberg.

Norway’s lobbying efforts clash with this week’s call of dozens of Scandinavian financial institutions which urged the European Commission to remain firm in its opposition to Arctic oil drilling even as the bloc could face physical oil shortages in weeks.

The EU could unlock 3.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of natural gas, or about 22 trillion cubic feet, if it rethinks its Arctic policy, Norway-based consultancy Rystad Energy said early this year.

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BIG WIN IN N CAROLINA: Court Reaffirms “Never Residents” Cannot Vote – While Michigan SOS Benson Continues to Defy Constitution–Allows Individuals To Vote That Never Lived in State

Why are U.S. citizens born overseas to parents eligible to vote in a state where they’ve never lived?

That’s a question every American should be asking their state lawmakers.

Another question Americans should be asking is why would any lawmaker or secretary of state would be in favor of someone voting in their state who’s never lived there? Isn’t voting supposed to be about choosing the candidate who will best represent the US citizen living in their community, state or federal government?

In a significant ruling just days ago, Special Superior Court Judge Hoyt Tessener delivered a major win for election integrity in North Carolina. The court sided with Republican groups who argued that “never resident” voters — individuals born overseas who have never lived in North Carolina — should not be allowed to vote in any elections in the Tar Heel State.

This latest decision builds directly on previous rulings by the North Carolina Supreme Court. In 2025, during the hotly contested Supreme Court race between Democrat Allison Riggs and Republican Jefferson Griffin, the NC Supreme Court ruled 4-2 that “never residents” are not eligible to vote in state and local elections under the North Carolina Constitution. The court made it clear: only actual residents of North Carolina can vote in North Carolina elections.

The new Superior Court ruling goes even further by addressing federal elections, closing the loophole that Benson-style election officials have been exploiting nationwide.

Michigan’s Parallel Fight To Keep Inelligible Voters Allegedly Living in Foreign Countries from Voting In State and Federal Elections

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When The Grid Dies: How A Single Blackout Could Unravel A Modern World

For decades, infrastructure analysts, military planners, and emergency preparedness experts have warned that modern civilization is built upon a dangerously fragile foundation.

Electricity is no longer merely a convenience of industrial society; it is the bloodstream of every institution sustaining modern life. Water purification systems, food distribution chains, hospitals, communication networks, banking systems, fuel pipelines, transportation corridors, satellite infrastructure, and emergency services all depend upon uninterrupted electrical continuity.

What follows is a dramatized reconstruction of a prolonged nationwide blackout and the sequence of societal failures that unfolds afterward.

Though fictionalized for narrative intensity, the mechanisms behind the collapse are rooted in real vulnerabilities documented by energy experts, cybersecurity specialists, and federal emergency studies over the past several decades.

The First Day — The Extinguishing of the Great Machine

At 4:12 in the morning, long before sunrise reached the eastern seaboard, the first disturbances began spreading through the electrical arteries of the United States. Inside regional grid control centers, operators noticed unstable fluctuations racing through transmission frequencies connecting several major sectors of the national power network. Similar anomalies had appeared before during severe storms or regional overload incidents, and at first the event seemed manageable. Automated balancing protocols activated instantly while engineers attempted to isolate unstable sectors before the disturbance propagated farther outward. Yet within minutes the system began behaving in ways that experienced technicians later described as deeply unnatural.

Massive substations disconnected from the network one after another as transformers erupted under abnormal strain. Entire transmission corridors collapsed in rapid succession across multiple states while gas compressor stations abruptly failed after synchronization systems destabilized. Power plants automatically disengaged from the grid to protect turbines from catastrophic overload damage, but the protective measures only accelerated the wider collapse already spreading across the country. Before dawn had fully broken, immense regions of the United States disappeared into darkness.

The first reaction among the public was irritation rather than fear. Alarm clocks failed. Wireless networks vanished. Elevators froze between floors. Morning commuters discovered traffic lights dead at major intersections while gas stations sat powerless beside clogged roads. Millions initially assumed the outage would last only a few hours because modern populations had become psychologically conditioned to believe every disruption was temporary and every institution fundamentally stable. Yet beneath the surface of ordinary frustration, panic had already begun inside the agencies responsible for maintaining national order.

Cellular networks became overloaded almost immediately as millions attempted to contact relatives simultaneously. Emergency dispatch systems collapsed beneath an avalanche of calls reporting fires, traffic collisions, medical emergencies, and electrical accidents. Airports grounded flights across the country while financial institutions struggled to maintain even minimal continuity. Then, shortly before midmorning, another layer of modern civilization began deteriorating as large portions of the internet itself started disappearing region by region. Data centers exhausted backup reserves. Routing infrastructure failed. Communication nodes vanished from the network faster than technicians could stabilize them. Social media descended into chaos before becoming inaccessible entirely across many states.

Inside federal emergency facilities, the atmosphere shifted from concern into dread. Continuity-of-government protocols were activated before sunrise while intelligence analysts attempted to determine whether the catastrophe had been orchestrated deliberately. Preliminary evidence suggested coordinated intrusions may have accompanied the cascading failures, raising the terrifying possibility that the blackout was not an accident at all but the opening phase of a far larger attack against the nation’s infrastructure backbone.

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The Alien Mummy Mystery, Why Won’t Peru Let Its Mummies be Tested?

For decades, stories of extraterrestrial life have lived on the fringe. But what if the strongest evidence yet has been sitting in Peru for nearly 1,700 years?

Today on Stinchfield, we dive into one of the most controversial mysteries on the planet: the so-called Peruvian mummies. These ancient remains, discovered by a grave robber rather than through an official archaeological excavation, possess characteristics unlike any known human population. They have only three fingers on each hand, three toes on each foot, and have undergone extensive CT scans and X-ray analysis that continue to fuel debate among scientists and researchers around the world.

Now the story is entering a critical new chapter. Author and investigative journalist Kent Heckenlively joins us to discuss revelations from his book Catastrophic Disclosure and the effort now underway to conduct a new round of DNA testing on the mysterious remains. According to Heckenlively, his co-author, Michael Mazzola, is working with Colossal Biosciences in hopes of obtaining definitive answers. The challenge? The Peruvian government has not yet approved the study.

Supporters of further testing claim that previous DNA analysis revealed genetic markers that could not be linked to any known species on Earth. Skeptics argue the evidence remains inconclusive and demand more rigorous scientific examination. That’s exactly what this new effort hopes to accomplish.

Are these mummies an elaborate hoax? An unknown branch of human evolution? Or could they represent what Heckenlively calls the best evidence we have that non-human intelligence may have visited Earth long before modern civilization?

The battle over disclosure is no longer limited to UFOs in the sky. It may now involve physical evidence that can be touched, scanned, tested, and perhaps one day proven. We examine the science, the controversy, and the extraordinary implications if these ancient remains turn out to be exactly what some researchers believe they are.

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Repeat Speeders In Washington Could Soon Have Cars Electronically Restricted

Washington state has approved a new law targeting drivers with serious speeding violations by requiring them to use speed-limiting technology before regaining limited driving privileges, according to Slashgear. 

The measure, House Bill 1596 — also called the BEAM Act — was created in response to a fatal 2024 crash that killed Boyd Buster Brown, Eloise Wilcoxson, Andrea Smith Hudson, and Matilda Wilcoxson.

Beginning in January 2029, drivers whose licenses were suspended for reckless driving or excessive speeding will need to install an “intelligent speed assistance” device in their vehicles to qualify for a restricted license. Using GPS tracking, the system monitors a vehicle’s speed and prevents drivers from exceeding a programmed limit. The law allows only three manual overrides each month.

The bill classifies excessive speeding as driving at least 10 mph over the limit in areas posted at 40 mph or below, or 20 mph over the limit on faster roads. Washington is one of several states moving toward stricter enforcement measures for repeat dangerous drivers, following similar efforts in places like New York.

The article notes that the law also carries financial obligations. Unless a driver qualifies for assistance, they must pay for the installation, removal, and leasing of the device, along with a $21 monthly fee. That money will help fund a state program designed to assist lower-income drivers with the costs.

Tampering with the device is treated as a serious offense. Anyone caught removing, disabling, or altering the system without a legitimate repair or safety reason could face a gross misdemeanor charge, which may include up to one year in jail and fines reaching $5,000.

As more states experiment with new traffic enforcement strategies — including variable speed limits and automated monitoring systems — Washington’s approach reflects a growing push to reduce dangerous speeding through technology rather than traditional enforcement alone.

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