FBI agents behind controversial Hunter Biden briefing in 2020 ordered to talk
Two Senate Republicans want to interview the FBI officials behind a summer 2020 FBI briefing on Russia. The briefing was "unnecessary and was only done because of pressure from our Democratic colleagues, including Democratic Leadership, to falsely attack our Biden investigation as advancing Russian disinformation."

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook restricted Hunter Biden laptop story because of FBI warning on election disinformation
"We just kind of thought, hey, look, if the FBI, which I still view is a legitimate institution in this country, it’s like very professional law enforcement, they come to us and tell us that we need to be on guard about something, then I want to take that seriously.”

Barr unloads on Mueller: 'He made some very serious errors'
"He goes out and hires partisan Democrats to make up his investigative team, which means half the country is going to be suspicious from the very beginning. That defeated the whole purpose of naming him. I think it was pretty evident within a few months of his taking the position that there had been no collusion."

Judge orders a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit be made public Friday
The document lays out the justification for DOJ's search of former President Donald Trump's Florida estate. It's unclear how much will be redacted.

Ashley Biden diary confirmed: Two people pleaded guilty to stealing it, selling it to Project Veritas
The pair first tried to sell it to the Trump campaign before the 2020 election, but they were told to hand the items to the FBI, according to court documents.

Flashback: Site Claims That Biden Daughter’s Diary Details ‘Not Appropriate’ Showers With Joe As Child
Allegedly, she wrote in her diary, "Was I molested. I think so."

The Evidence Shows George Soros Is Wrong on Crime
I ran the Bureau of Justice Statistics — the statistical arm of the U.S. Department of Justice — from late 2017 to early 2021. BJS statistics make clear that Soros's claim of injustice is wildly off the mark.

Shoplifters running amok in high-end NYC stores as security told not to touch thieves
Workers at several high-end stores in NYC’s West Village and Soho say they feel like sitting ducks as thieves loot their stores in broad daylight with no consequences.

Polling Shows Portlanders Are Scared of Downtown—and of Their Own Neighborhoods
Top reasons for avoiding visits downtown were homelessness (66%), trash and graffiti (60%), vandalism and property crime (51%), and violent crime (50%).

'I Was in Kenosha Two Years Ago, Kyle Rittenhouse Is Not a Hero'
Before the shooting started, at 11:36 p.m. on August 25, 2020, I ran into Kyle Rittenhouse in front of a gas station and interviewed him for several minutes. He was a 17-year-old kid with a semi-automatic rifle, and he was playing cop surrounded by people who didn't want him there.

San Francisco Shops Threaten Tax Boycott If City Doesn’t Address Crime
A group of San Francisco shops in the Castro District are threatening to boycott the city’s alleged inability to address the spike in crime by refusing to pay their taxes.

Police Believe Decomposing Body Found In Apartment Is Most Likely Epstein Associate
Steven Hoffenberg spent 18 years in prison for running a half-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme in which he claimed Epstein was a co-conspirator.

Twerking Florida woman accused of exposing herself to kids at pool
Having attracted an audience, she then began discussing a birthmark in a private area of her body. She then lifted up her shirt and exposed her breasts.

Democrats' civil war over student loans explodes
Biden is blasted as "out of touch" and told he is punishing "those without a degree" by his own party, as new projection says it will cost Americans $500 billion.

Stumping for midterms, Biden says Trump leading Republicans into ‘semi-fascism’
"This is not your father’s Republican party," Biden told rich donors at backyard fundraiser, warning of dangers of "extreme MAGA philosophy."

'You stole the election!' Biden's debut midterm rally disrupted by protester
Biden, who got more votes than any president in history, was playing to a high school gymnasium.

Kamala Harris kept holed up in Hawaii as Biden spends hundreds of billions
The VP has been vacationing in Hawaii for more than a week.

Kamala Harris loses another top aide as exodus continues
Harris has lost another top spokesperson as part of a broader White House communications shop reshuffle after the departure of former press secretary Jen Psaki.

Powell is not likely to tell investors what they want to hear in Jackson Hole speech
Powell is likely to emphasize that the Fed is unlikely to quickly reverse course after it reaches an end rate, as the futures market has been expecting.

A closely watched bitcoin metric is pointing to a possible price bottom for the cryptocurrency
Bitcoin could be poised for outsized gains if recent technical signals regarding mining hash rate are to be believed.

Major US Ally Strikes Nuclear Deal With Russia
South Korea reached an agreement with Russia’s state-run nuclear giant to jointly construct a reactor turbine despite sanctions and widespread global hostility toward Russia.

Monkeypox is worrying scientists who say we won’t be able to eradicate the virus if it spreads to more animals
WHO officials have said a single incident of a pet catching the virus is not surprising or a cause for major concern, but there is a risk that monkeypox could start circulating in animals if people don’t know they can infect other species.

Man can’t get a date because people think his skin condition is monkeypox
Zach McMullen said he’s often covered with red, scaly skin patches due to his chronic illness and has become accustomed to people “suspiciously” staring at him while he’s outside his home.

Nate Silver: ‘Liberal elites’ pressured Pfizer to delay vaccine until after 2020 election
The FiveThirtyEight editor in chief said most public health officials “tend to be strong [Democratic] partisans” and that their push for Pfizer to take its time in announcing a vaccine “may have been politically motivated in whole or in part.”

Flashback: Why Did Pfizer Delay Good Vaccine News Until After The 2020 Election? -Peter Navarro
On Oct. 27, 2020, Pfizer announced that it did not yet have the requisite 32 confirmed cases to complete its first interim analysis. To avoid hitting the 32 confirmed case threshold, Bourla’s team stored, rather than tested, nasal swabs taken from participants. If they didn’t test these swabs, they couldn’t confirm cases.

As many as 4 million people still out of work due to 'long COVID-19'
More than 16 million adults have reported experiencing long COVID-19, which occurs when one experiences coronavirus symptoms for three months or longer, making up about 8% of the working-age population.

Flashback: NIH study finds no evidence that long COVID-19 exists
"We were not able to find evidence of the virus persisting or hiding out in the body. We also did not find evidence that the immune system was overactive or malfunctioning in a way that would produce injury to major organs in the body."

DC Mayor Says No Virtual Learning, Giving Unvaccinated Students No Alternative Options
“We’re not offering remote learning for children, and families will need to comply with what is necessary to come to school.”

Type 2 diabetes nearly doubled for young people during COVID shutdown
"During the COVID-19 lockdown, children were removed from normal day-to-day routines like going to school, playing sports, and other hobbies. Not only were they less physically active, they were confined to their homes and spent a lot more time watching TV, playing video games, or with other electronic devices."

UN rights chief under ‘tremendous pressure’ over Xinjiang report
Michelle Bachelet says she has faced pressure "to publish or not to publish" report on the human rights situation in China’s Xinjiang region.

'A Christmas Story' Sequel Will Drop This Year
It will reportedly take place in the 1970s, with Billingsley playing an adult Ralphie, bringing his family to his childhood home for the holiday, Variety reported.

Nightclub bans ‘staring’ without ‘verbal consent'
An Australia nightclub said it will remove people who are caught staring at someone without that person’s consent.

Sandy Hook Families Demand Alex Jones Surrender Media Company Control
According to the NY Times, Sandy Hook victims have accused Jones of funneling millions of dollars to himself and family members while claiming his pockets are empty.

NBC Journalist Who Attacked Libs Of TikTok Once Took Credit For Deplatforming Pedophile Sting Groups
The efforts of Brandy Zadrozny in both cases follow a nearly identical pattern. First, identify a perceived right-wing element online that is highlighting or covering questionable content. Then, cast the subjects of the coverage as victims of “harassment.”

Maria Shriver looks unrecognizable
The former journalist and first lady of California was photographed in Santa Monica, sporting a new look while seemingly going makeup-free.

UK energy bills to rise by 80% in October as regulator announces hike
Britain’s energy regulator announced Friday it will raise its cap on consumer energy bills to an average £3,549 from £1,971 a year.

Billionaire BMW heir urges Europe to do everything to help prevent Trump’s re-election
“Europe and the entire free world can count itself lucky today that Joe Biden is the rightful president of the United States of America. And we need to do everything in our power so that it stays that way."

Flashback: On 100th birthday, BMW voices ‘profound regret’ for Holocaust activities
In addition to the use of slave labor, BMW also benefited from its owner’s friendship with Adolf Hitler, who gave them businesses that had been confiscated from the Jews.

'A strategic disaster': Mossad chief slams emerging Iran nuclear deal
"We will do anything we need in order to defend ourselves against any threat, and there will be threats. We are committed to dealing with said threats, even if they are nuclear," the Mossad chief said, as reported by Haaretz.

West Virginia Treasurer Joins Multi-State Coalition Concerned Over Anti-Israel Actions of Morningstar Subsidiary
“We are deeply disturbed by reports that Sustainalytics is negatively rating firms with business ties to Israel and urge Morningstar to take immediate action to stop this damaging behavior.”

Wife hires mercenaries to kill her husband, but they refuse after befriending and partying with him
Owed an additional $1,376.65 if they demonstrated that her husband was dead, the trio sent her a photograph of her drunken husband covered in ketchup.

Ancient Artifacts, Dinosaur Tracks, Nazi Ships Appear Around The World As Drought Causes Low Water Levels
Droughts around the world have led to ancient discoveries as water levels recede and long-lost mysterious items are revealed.

Police report reveals trans activist committed second swatting of MTG
"The person who made the cal through the chat advised that they 'came out as transgender and claimed that they shot the family,'" the police report read.

Major podcast conference apologizes for 'harm' caused by Ben Shapiro
"As a trans person, as a queer person, as someone with a uterus, this does not make me feel welcome. This does not make me feel safe," one of the conference attendees posted on Twitter after sharing a picture of Shapiro standing by the Daily Wire booth.

North Carolina gay pride event slammed over video of young child on stripper pole
In one of the photos, a scantily clad woman can be seen holding onto a stripper pole with a young boy in her arms, who is also holding on to the pole.

Caitlyn Jenner Backs Transgender Golfer Hoping To Compete In LPGA Tour After Blasting Lia Thomas
Jenner said that golf is a “totally different game” than swimming and that each sport should be looked at differently when it comes to transgender athletes.

Missouri school district brings back paddling after parents wanted alternative to suspension
The school district will not spank any child unless the child's parents give their consent. Parents have to opt their children in before the paddle will be used for discipline.

UVA students’ efforts to erase Jefferson from campus more than just Tom-foolery
But worse even than this repeated defamation of Jefferson is the destruction this simple-minded attitude causes in this country. It is a destruction that we have been warned about before. In his farewell address to the nation, Ronald Reagan warned about the mis-teaching of American history.

Denver Public School Tells Students Cops Are Trained To See Minorities as Criminals
The video also claims police target "gender non-conforming folks and Muslims" and instructed students to "avoid the police," who "often treat victims as perpetrators of violence."

Utah teacher placed on paid leave after stating that her classroom was 'built for nonwhite students'
The teacher concluded the video by stating that she predicts parents might have something to say about her classroom materials based on her prior experience with "posh white parents."

Mars rover finds surprising volcanic rocks in crater that was once a lake
These rocks really shouldn't be there.

Oldest known humans started walking on two feet 7M years ago - study
Researchers claim this discovery may contribute to how early humans split apart from apes to start their own evolutionary line.

Inside billionaire Marc Lore’s utopian city: ‘Telosa’
What does the city of tomorrow look like? For billionaire Marc Lore, it’s eco-friendly buildings constructed from scratch and spread across some 150,000 acres in the Southwest desert.

Flight-tracking kid promises to stop publishing Elon Musk’s whereabouts — for a price
“It feels cool. He is one of the richest people on Earth and I am annoying him,” said Jack Sweeney of Elon Musk, who offered the college student $5K to delete his account.

Media try to smear Little Leaguers to create a racial controversy
The supply of racism in the United States is far lower than the demand for it by activists and media, so they must manufacture racial incidents where none exist.

Novak Djokovic to miss US Open over vaccine restrictions
Djokovic made the announcement on social media as a result of travel restrictions that prevent any non-U.S. citizens from entering the country without having received the COVID-19 vaccine.

On this day in history, August 26, 1939, baseball broadcast on TV for first time
Reds, Dodgers split doubleheader in Brooklyn in a showcase of emerging technology at New York World's Fair.

Elephant rips handler in half in Thailand after being forced to work in extreme heat
Global warming is elephants going crazy and ripping you in half.