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Stacey Abrams Dragged Into Georgia Subpoena Showdown Over Massive Campaign Finance Scandal

Stacey Abrams is once again under a harsh spotlight as Georgia lawmakers dig deep into what they call blatant campaign finance violations tied to her voter outreach network.

The state Senate’s Special Committee on Investigations announced that Abrams and two key allies have been subpoenaed, promising that they “will follow the facts wherever they lead.”

The panel’s vice chairman, Senator Greg Dolezal, made it clear that the days of political favoritism are over in Georgia.

“Georgia law requires transparency and accountability in our elections,” he said.

For a state that has endured years of Democrat-fueled election drama, many see this latest subpoena as long overdue.

The subpoenas were issued to Abrams, along with New Georgia Project figures Lauren Groh-Wargo and Nsé Ufot.

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This Has Gotta Stop: The View Puts Targets on VA Supreme Court’s Back With Fact-Free Meltdowns

Even if it wasn’t obvious before, it’s certainly been abundantly clear since the start of President Trump’s second term in office that Democrats have no qualms whatsoever about fanning the flames using outright lies and purposeful deception to the point it spurs their outrage mobs to take violent action in the name of “democracy” and “social justice.”

We saw it, for instance, in the early to mid part of 2025, when Tesla dealerships and vehicle owners were being targeted by unhinged leftists who took it upon themselves to either try to run folks off the road for the crime of owning a Tesla or to shoot up and light showrooms on fire with incendiary devices because Elon Musk was a powerful ally of President Trump’s.

Notably, when prominent Democrats in Congress were asked to unequivocally condemn such actions, they refused. Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), for example, was asked at the time about the incidents and whether he condemned them. His response? “I can’t talk about Tesla, but Elon Musk is a disaster for America, and America knows it,” Schumer stated, contributing to the anti-Musk hate.

Elected Democrats, of course, are not the only ones who deliberately stoke divisions along familiar lines that have the net effect of putting targets on the backs of conservatives, something that we unfortunately saw with the assassination of TPUSA co-founder Charlie Kirk.

Their allies in the mainstream press and among the political/social commentariat also eagerly do the dirty work, a disgraceful tactic that was on full display during the Monday broadcast of The View, where, unsurprisingly, the co-hosts were livid over the Virginia Supreme Court’s (SCOVA) ruling on Friday that effectively nullified the proposed 10-1 D/R congressional map Democrats wanted to put in place before the 2026 midterms.

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‘The View’ Is a Cancer on the Culture and the Country

It almost seems impossible, and I wouldn’t believe it if didn’t see it with my own eyes, but through the miracle of “new math” and the sheer stupidity of the ABC New product “The View,” it is not possible to bring five human beings together and make their collective IQ less than the sum of their individual IQs. How can people coming together be dumber collectively than individually? Skill, I have to assume, and really trying. I say trying because all the ladies on The View are so dumb that they have to be trying, like the whole show is some sort of dare. The end result is a show that makes its audience dumber – a cultural cancer on the country.

In order to avoid any standards to skirt from lawsuits, and to deny anyone not a doctrinaire leftist claims of “equal time” on the public airwards, The View is part of ABC News, not ABC entertainment. Those of us who work on the public airwaves know that there are rules before elections that require, should a candidate ask for it, that they get equal time as a guest on a show 30 days before a primary and 60 days before a general election.

It’s rarely an issue, as few Democrats have the guts to appear on conservative talk radio because they can’t actually defend their agendas or policies, so they don’t ask for that time – and it has to be asked for. But conservatives aren’t afraid of leftists and would happily take on the five harpies on the show. Producers, however, know that would be an absolute disaster for the show, so they will never allow it. As a “news” show and a “journalistic” outfit, they don’t have to.

It’s not surprising ABC would do this, but you’d think Disney might want to protect the brand. Maybe they are.

It doesn’t much matter which day you watch the show – and I have nothing but respect and sympathy for Nicholas Fondacaro at the Media Research Center whose job it is to watch it every day – an unsuspecting viewer will come away misinformed and probably dumber. From “Dr. Jill Biden would make a great Surgeon General because she’s a great doctor” to “Republicans have overruled the will of the voters” in Virginia because the State Supreme Court tossed out the unconstitutional power grab Democrats tried to rush through, you’d have to try to get the basic facts of daily life and basic civics as wrong as these women do.

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Young socialists don’t know what they don’t know

Some timorous types caution against underestimating the Dem socialists, portraying them as “smart,” especially in their quest for raw power. They are not — they are morons.

One of the few Dems with an ounce of common sense today is Senator John Fetterman. The hooded one is plain-spoken, plain-dressed, and, when it comes to the socialists in his party, speaks the plain truth. He recently relayed that people he met who suffered the indignities of socialism and communism abroad consider socialists in this country to be “morons.” This seems self-evident, but it’s useful to corroborate such propositions quantitatively, where possible.

Turns out that Gen Z (too many of whom can vote, being in the range of 14-29 immature years of age) are officially the first generation who are literally dumber than the previous generation. Countering the Flynn Effect, they scored lower on standardized tests (including literacy, numeracy, and IQ measures) than the preceding millennial generation. So when commonsense Americans with some real-life experience wonder who on Earth could vote for a socialist, here is your answer: the cognitively challenged — literally — Gen Z nitwits.

It is well documented that young people played disproportionate roles in electing mayoral morons like Mamdani and Katie Wilson. Mamdani deservedly gets most of the appalling attention, but Wilson is a deluded Seattle socialist who is in over her head. Only recently escaping from her parents’ financial tentacles, she represents a “failure to launch.” The woman who immaturely smirks and welcomes the prospect of job-creators abandoning her city is mentally unsound by the Puget Sound. Her minimal experience comes from leftist indoctrination and mouthy community organizations (while daddy paid the bills), not real life.

No problem — the Gen Z morons supported her. In fact, they were both elected by misguided youth inculcated with bookish notions (to the extent their literacy levels allowed) of socialist utopia that never align with the real-world necessities. Fetterman is right, but, disconcertingly, Dem socialists are more dangerous than good-natured morons. Whereas capitalist-oriented, free-market systems are adaptable (pure capitalism has never really existed at scale), central-planning socialists needn’t bother with such inconvenient flexibility. After all, they already have the ultimate answers to optimizing the means of production and distribution (and all that accompanies that).

So, not only are they quite literally illiterate morons, they foolishly believe they’ve stumbled upon the absolute answers to socialist Shangri-La. That’s very un-Socratic, and typifies dogmatic postmodern academia. By contrast, the Socratic Method entails continuous probing and questioning of ideas — even socialist ones. Indeed, the main reason the Oracle of Delphi proclaimed Socrates to be wise is because he recognized that “I know that I know nothing.”

Described as the “gadfly of Athens,” Socrates’s epiphany came from the continual questioning of so-called intellectuals of his day. Perhaps they are analogous to our modern-day “experts” who lead us up the garden path. Socrates was wise because he recognized his own ignorance. Gen Z socialists are proven morons (per test scores, in addition to their voting patterns and general deportment), who don’t know what they don’t know.

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‘We must not become a caliphate’: Fury in Austria as study finds 41% of young Muslims say their religion supersedes local laws

A new study in Austria has found that 41 per cent of young Muslims agree with the statement that their religious beliefs supersede the country’s laws.

The report, which explores religious attitudes among young people, was commissioned by the City of Vienna and was based on interviews with 1,200 people aged between 14 and 21.

Researchers also found that 46 per cent of young Muslims interviewed believed people should be prepared to ‘fight and die,’ Austrian newspaper Heute reports.

In addition, 65 per cent said Islamic rules should apply strictly to all aspects of daily life.

Responding to the study, General Secretary of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), Nico Marchetti, said the findings paint a ‘devastating picture’ and must serve as a ‘clear warning signal.’

He said: ‘If 41 per cent of young Muslims place Islamic precepts above our laws, then that is a situation we cannot accept. Anyone who comes to us must adapt and become part of our society.’

The ÖVP General Secretary continued: ‘Austria must not and will not become a caliphate. Anyone who rejects these principles has no place in our country.’

The findings also prompted a strong reaction from Austria’s right-wing opposition party FPÖ.

Politician Harald Vilimsky said on X: ‘We’ve been warning about this for decades. Got insulted and slandered for it. Now Sharia is entrenched in Europe.’

Vienna’s FPÖ leader Dominik Nepp said the results were ‘an alarm signal for the whole of Austria’ and blamed the situation on decades of failed migration and integration policies under the city’s Social Democratic leadership.

Islam is the largest minority religion in Austria and is practised by 8.3 per cent of the total population in 2021, according to Austria’s Federal Statistics Office.

There has been fierce political debate regarding Muslims in recent years over integration, security concerns and restrictive legislation targeting Islamic culture.

Last year, Austria’s lower house of parliament passed a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools for girls under 14.

The ban, proposed by the ruling coalition of three centrist parties, was also backed by the far-right Freedom Party, which was alone in calling for it to apply to school staff as well.

The only party to oppose the proposed ban was the smallest in parliament, the Greens, arguing it violates the constitution.

Rights groups have criticised the plan.

Amnesty International said it would ‘add to the current racist climate towards Muslims’. The body that officially represents Austria’s Muslims has called it an infringement of fundamental rights.

‘This is not about restricting freedom, but about protecting the freedom of girls up to 14,’ Yannick Shetty, the parliamentary leader of the liberal Neos, the most junior party in the ruling coalition, told the lower house.

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GOP Senator Name-Checks Top Dems Over Party’s Violence Problem – Not a ‘Both Sides’ Issue

Political violence has become a major factor within left-wing politics, according to Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama.

“Political violence has become a core pillar of what the Democratic Party stands for,” Tuberville wrote in an opinion piece from Breitbart.

“Since Donald Trump came on the scene more than ten years ago, Democrats have lost their minds. An uncomfortably large number of Democrats now think it is okay to murder someone you disagree with politically,” he said, noting that glee over murder erupted “last year when leftists were celebrating the murder of Charlie Kirk.”

“And we’ve seen it again and again on display every time a sick assassin gets close to taking out President Trump,” he continued.

Tuberville cited several recent examples: “Former Vice President Kamala Harris called Trump a ‘fascist.’ Former President Joe Biden repeatedly referred to Trump as a ‘threat to democracy.’ Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Trump a ‘rapist.’ Rep. Jasmine Crockett has referred to Trump as a ‘wannabe Hitler.’”

Breezing through the descent to such rhetoric that marked President Donald Trump’s first term and the lawfare that marked the Biden era’s attempt to weaponize the Department of Justice, Tuberville took on the argument that political violence is endemic to both sides in modern America.

“The inconvenient truth for Democrats is that political violence is not a problem on both sides of the aisle. I’m not saying no Republicans have ever committed atrocious acts of violence against Democrats — but it is far more common on the left,” he wrote.

He noted that attempted assassin Cole Tomas Allen “doesn’t appear to have been radicalized by some overseas cult.”

“Perhaps more disturbingly, he was indoctrinated by mainstream Democrat politicians, CNN, and MSNBC.”

“We need to stop sugarcoating this and start calling it what it is. Until Democrats start policing the kind of speech cavalierly thrown around about President Trump and Republicans, this violence will continue,” he wrote.

“In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder in September, you heard Democrats on TV briefly talking about ‘unity.’ But here’s the thing – you can’t have unity with people who want you dead,” Tuberville continued.

“There will be no unity and no peace until Democrat leaders like Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, and Gavin Newsom tell their party to stop referring to the President of the United States as ‘Hitler,’ ‘fascist,’ ‘rapist,’ ‘pedophile,’ and ‘a threat to democracy.’”

“This type of false rhetoric is incredibly dangerous and radicalizes people to the point of violence. It needs to stop now,” Tuberville added.

Tuberville is not the only Republican to call out Democratic rhetoric leading to left-wing violence.

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NBA Legend Magic Johnson’s Gushing Endorsement of Failed LA Mayor Karen Bass Totally Backfires After X Users Uncover This Damning Fact

NBA all-time great and self-made billionaire Magic Johnson made a completely boneheaded political decision that is coming back to haunt him after X users pointed out an inconvenient truth.

On Sunday, Johnson issued a gushing endorsement of failed LA mayor Karen Bass in a video posted on her X account. After first noting their personal connection (Johnson has known Bass for three decades), Johnson lavished praise on her supposed ‘accomplishments,’ including her record on homelessness and crime.

Then, Bass appeared on screen. In a clearly rehearsed stunt, the two embraced before Johnson slobbered over Bass some more.

“Listen, you took on a tough job here, and you’ve done a fabulous job, and all of us appreciate your effort and what you’re doing, and we look forward to helping you continue your mission and the things that you have in store, your vision for the city,” he tells her. “And tell me what I need to do.”

Bass then praises Johnson in response before the retired basketball star hails her for creating jobs as the video ends.

After the video went viral, X users quickly discovered that Johnson lives in a huge mansion in Beverly Park, a gated community in Beverly Hills. Perfectly cordoned off from all of the problems that ordinary Angelinos face.

Moreover, Beverly Hills is its own city and has its own mayor. This means he cannot even vote for Bass for mayor.

There’s also another factor regarding Johnson’s home: it lies in a high fire-hazard severity zone, just like Pacific Palisades, which burned under Bass’s watch. Giving her the seal of approval is like having the arsonist serve as the firefighter.

Just imagine if Bass gets re-elected and, during her second term in office, Johnson and his neighbors’ homes get torched in an inferno. Talk about digging your own grave.

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Inside the sprawling secret spy network that propelled Chinese agent Eileen Wang on US soil

Two convicted Chinese spies helped Arcadia’s former mayor become a successful SoCal politician — who secretly took orders from Beijing.

Yaoning “Mike” Sun and John Chen helped Eileen Wang win office and secretly reported back to their masters in the People’s Republic of China, according to court documents.

Sun took orders from Chen as he served as the campaign manager and business partner of Wang in her successful 2022 run for Arcadia City Council.

When Wang won her seat, Chen told Sun to send a report to their PRC masters calling Wang a “new political star.”

Wang would “go against Taiwanese independence” and “report to China,” Chen reported to his PRC spymaster.

The Chinese official responded: “That’s great!”

Chen told Sun to make a list of politicians that Wang was friendly with, adding: “the more the better, the higher position the better.”

He also bragged to Beijing about they could turn local U.S. politicians against Taiwanese independence, according to the documents.

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Two High-Level White House Insiders Caught on Undercover Video Bragging About Internal Subversion Against President Trump – One Placed on Leave

The O’Keefe Media Group on Tuesday released undercover video of White House insiders bragging about internal subversion against President Trump.

Maxim Lott, a Special Assistant to President Trump on the White House Domestic Policy Council, admitted to the OMG undercover journalist that domestic policy decisions are often made based on what “feels like a good idea.”

“In theory, everything should sort of come from the president…But it might come from the level below him [Trump] where they’re like, ‘I think I know the president well enough to say what he would say on this,’” he said.

Benjamin Ellisten, a Budget Analyst Manager within the Executive Office of the President, expressed, “We have to get rid of Trump.”

“He’s [Trump] f*cking it up for everybody….We’ve got to get rid of him,” he said.

U.S. Treasury pays $3 billion a day in interest on national debt nearing $39 trillion mark

The U.S. Treasury has paid $628 billion in net interest this year to service its borrowing, according to the the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

The latest monthly budget update on the national debt and its interest burden, shared on May 8, breaks down the government’s income and outgoings for the fiscal year so far, which began in October.

The CBO breakdown shows the deficit so far this year is actually smaller than it was for the same period a year prior. However, every day the Treasury is still forking out billions of dollars to manage existing service payments to lenders.

The report demonstrates the government’s largest outlays: $953 billion so far this year for Social Security benefits, $588 billion for Medicare, and $409 billion for Medicaid. Net interest on public debt is a larger figure than both Medicare and Medicaid, totaling $628 billion for the seven months between October and April.

On those numbers, for the 212 days since October, the Treasury’s interest payments have averaged at just shy of $3 billion a day—$2.96 billion to be precise.

The interest payment figure is rising with every budget update that passes, the CBO said: “Outlays for net interest on the public debt rose by $41 billion (or 7%) because the debt was larger than it was in the first seven months of fiscal year 2025 and because of higher long-term interest rates. Declines in short-term interest rates partially mitigated the overall rise in interest payments.”

The overall debt picture has marginally improved: The April update shows government income totaled $3.3 trillion for the fiscal year so far, up from $3.1 trillion for October to April of 2025. Outlays have also increased, from $4.2 trillion to $4.3 trillion, meaning the deficit for FY26 stands at $955 billion, which is $94 billion less than for the same period in FY25.

A significant driver in this change was the revenue generated by Trump’s tariff agenda, intended to rebalance trade deals with every nation on the planet.

While geopolitical fallout and a level of market volatility followed, the income generated by the policy was significant: A 220% uplift in duties revenue compared to the previous year. In FY25 (between October and April), customs duties totaled $59 billion, but for the same period this year, the government has raked in $190 billion.

It’s the reason Wharton Professor Joao Gomes previously argued that the initially unpopular tariffs are here to stay—even if the Democrats win the next election. “The truth is governments need revenues and once you see the amount of revenue the tariffs bring, I think Democrats will be addicted to them as Republicans—or are as likely to be,” he told Wharton Business Daily last year.

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