ROOKE: Dallas Debate About Future Of The Right Wasn’t At The RNC

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While the country focused on the first-ever midterm Republican National Convention (RNC) last Wednesday, just ten miles away, prominent figures on the right debated the party’s future.

FORUM, a premier policy debate platform for the American right, held its event at the Rayleigh Underground on the first day of the midterm convention. The idea was not to compete with the GOP convention, but rather to allow a more robust debate about topics that will affect the midterm elections and beyond by “putting the most influential voices on one stage, in substantive argument,” according to the group’s website.

The panels touched on issues like immigration versus mass deportation, Vice President JD Vance’s new policy affecting stay-at-home mothers and the cost of everyday life in the U.S., MAHA, and AI and data centers. While there was definitely lively debate between different factions of the right, the takeaway was that there was finally a home for conversations that typically take place online in right-leaning echo chambers.

Organizer Matthew Peterson argued that there is unfinished business after 2024 and that the right’s winning coalition still has to decide what to do with power now that it’s won. Too many on the right, in his view, still behave as if they are guests in someone else’s majority.

The Immigration debate opened the program in that spirit.

The panelists, led by host John Doyle of Blaze Media, featured True Texas Project’s Ryan McCubbin, Blaze Media’s Sara Gonzales, Independent journalist Breanna Morello, and Texans for Strong Borders’ Chris Russo. The session quickly answered that removals should not only continue but also why a Republican government must go far beyond illegal immigration enforcement.

The discussion centered on the hard line that legal status is not the same as assimilation. The panelists argued that immigration affects every aspect of American life, and if enforcement stops at the illegal population, it avoids addressing the core issues. Any administration must ensure that immigrants treat accepting American language, laws, and civic responsibilities as mandatory if they want access to American prosperity. And each addition to the U.S. should be weighed against how these people will change the fabric of the communities they enter.

The revolving door of temporary labor has drastically undercut families. They urged the administration to focus on shrinking the foreign-born share of the labor market because it will directly affect housing affordability, wages, and job availability for American citizens.

It’s especially poignant that this debate happened in Texas as local residents have become increasingly frustrated with the overwhelming growth of the foreign-born immigrant population. Once close-knit communities have transformed seemingly overnight into disconnected towns with little shared historical understanding. There is nothing that binds them together anymore.

American Principles Project president Terry Schilling stood out in the “Common Good” debate, where panelists discussed the cost-of-living crisis. No one pretended grocery prices and rents had been solved by a single election. Still, Schilling made the important point that a country that cannot keep ordinary food and shelter within reach of a single-earner household is not serious about its citizens’ common good. He argued that Vance’s reported rewrite of childcare subsidies marked the first time an administration has attempted to uplift the nuclear family. For too long, the federal government has forgotten to support this social institution. Instead, it placed single motherhood, and really the big business born out of commercializing parenthood, on a pedestal.

“What J.D. Vance is doing is he’s reframing the debate. He’s redirecting it from corporations to the American family directly,” Schilling said.

The debate portion of the event ended with a packed room for the AI and data-center discussion between American entrepreneur, Palantir co-founder, and venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale and journalist and media commentator Joe Allen. They represented two sides of the debate over what a governing right owes the country to safeguard it from a seemingly predatory technology sector.

Allen spoke about the concerns everyday Americans have with the ever-growing influence technology companies have over our government. He questioned the administration’s coupling with AI firms to conduct warfare in foreign countries like Venezuela and Iran and surveillance on American soil using technology like Flock cameras. He argued that mainstream use of established technologies like social media has already delivered visible societal damage. Tech companies have targeted American children in every facet of their lives, from classroom software to kids being warped by their For You feed. He sees this as an assault on citizens’ ability to govern themselves.

He also took issue with data centers, which, for him, embody the ruling class’s decision to shift toward a digital workforce that will displace real American workers. Allen urged the right to stop treating every objection as backwardness or a sign of ignorance.

“I think we need to really ask ourselves who benefits from total transformation, and with all due respect, Joe Lonsdale, you’re insulated from the most damaging effects. The people that I speak to on a day-to-day basis … are not insulated from mass surveillance. They’re not insulated from mass manipulation, nor are they insulated from the more radical slop infestation of the culture, except for those who have the wherewithal to say no,” Allen said.

Lonsdale argued that there are positives to allowing AI tech to flourish. He pointed to the medical industry, where diagnostic errors on cancer slides have collapsed with the use of AI in reading scans.

“I think there are actually things that already are working, and I’m curious if you’d like to turn everything off. Let’s give one example. We’re invested in a bunch of healthcare companies… When someone looks at a cancer slide right now, thanks to AI, they make about 0.4 percent mistakes. Previously, they made 8 to 12 percent mistakes. So it’s already, when you measure, it’s already saved hundreds of lives,” Lonsdale said.

He claims this technology is being used to train American engineers in domestic factories after decades of offshoring these roles.

“What I’m seeing right now, it’s very clear, we are re-industrializing. We are using AI to train manufacturing engineering, to allow us to take things back from China. We’re building factories. … Turning that new wave of prosperity off would be crazy,” Lonsdale said.

While countering the growing opposition to data centers, Lonsdale parroted the argument most proponents of AI use, claiming this technology will be built somewhere and that fears of water use don’t survive contact with water allotments for almonds, golf courses, etc. He urged Americans to consider whether resistance to AI and data centers is coming from foreign actors, like China, who would benefit if regulations dwarfed American technology companies.

National media that spent the week scolding Republicans for ignoring kitchen-table economics at the RNC conveniently left out of their coverage the FORUM event held a few miles away, where those exact questions were being fought in public. But this was to be expected. The left isn’t used to seeing a party hold productive arguments with itself in the open. And while the event did not settle immigration, family policy, public health, or the AI question. It did force the people who will write the next decade’s rules into the same room to hold these discussions for the everyday American to witness.

And to Peterson’s point, a majority coalition that cannot do that will not remain a majority for long. Wednesday in Irving suggested that at least some of the right is finished treating every internal fight as betrayal. Instead, it showed that it is possible to go about doing the ordinary work of power.

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Mary Rooke

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Federal law strictly prohibits noncitizens, including undocumented immigrants and legal residents, from voting in U.S. federal elections

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As we approach the 2026 Mid-Term elections on November 3, 2026 we thought it might help to inform everyone of the various laws in place today to stop voter fraud. Please share this with your local supervisor of elections, your senators and members of Congress.

Let’s keep our elections free and fair!

Noncitizens Voting Laws

Federal law strictly prohibits noncitizens, including undocumented immigrants and legal residents, from voting in U.S. federal elections.

Legal Framework

  • Federal Law: The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 makes it a federal crime for any noncitizen to vote in federal races. Violations carry penalties of fines, up to one year in prison, immediate deportation, and permanent inadmissibility for future legal immigration status.
  • State & Local Elections: No U.S. state permits noncitizens to vote in statewide or state-level elections. A few local municipalities (in states like California, Maryland, Vermont, and Washington, D.C.) permit certain noncitizens to vote exclusively in local municipal elections, such as school board or city council races. These jurisdictions maintain separate local ballots to ensure noncitizens cannot vote in state or federal contests.

Verification & Frequency

  • Voter Eligibility Verification: All state voter registration applications require applicants to affirm U.S. citizenship under penalty of perjury. Election officials verify citizenship data through state driver’s license databases and federal databases.
  • Prevalence: Multiple state audits, federal investigations, and nonpartisan research studies show that noncitizen voter registration and voting in federal or state elections are noncitizen voting incidents are exceedingly rare. Most flagged instances occur due to administrative processing errors (such as automatic voter registration systems at motor vehicle departments) rather than intentional fraud.

If you are looking for specific resources on voter registration requirements or eligibility guidelines in your area, you can review details via the U.S. Election Assistance Commission or your local state election authority.

Dead People Voting Laws

Voting or attempting to vote on behalf of a deceased person is illegal under both federal and state laws. Because voting regulations, verification procedures, and criminal penalties vary by jurisdiction, you can consult official government resources for information regarding election laws and voter registration maintenance:

  • Official Voting Information & Regulations: State-by-state voter eligibility guidelines, election laws, and registration procedures are outlined on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission website or through your local state election authority.
  • Federal Election Code: Details on federal criminal penalties related to election processes and fraudulent voting can be reviewed directly via the U.S. House Office of the Law Revision Counsel.

Overview of Legal Standards

  • Voter Impersonation & Fraud: Casting a ballot in the name of an ineligible or deceased voter constitutes voter fraud. Federal law prohibits submitting fraudulent ballots or giving false information in connection with voting in federal elections.
  • State Penalties: States maintain individual election codes that classify intentional voting in another person’s name as a crime, often categorized as a felony carrying fines and potential imprisonment.
  • Voter Roll Maintenance: State and local election officials conduct routine voter list maintenance, cross-referencing death records provided by state vital statistics agencies and the Social Security Administration to remove deceased individuals from active voter rolls.

Voting More Than Once Laws

Voting or attempting to vote more than once in the same election is illegal under both federal and state laws in the United States.

Legal Framework & Standards

  • Federal Law: Under 52 U.S.C. § 10307(e), it is a federal crime for any individual to vote or attempt to vote more than once in an election for federal office. Federal penalties include fines up to $10,000, imprisonment for up to five years, or both.
  • State Penalties: Every state maintains laws prohibiting double voting, whether casting multiple ballots within the same state or voting in two different states during the same election cycle. State penalties vary, but double voting is generally classified as a felony resulting in significant fines, loss of voting rights, and potential state prison time.
  • Procedures & Enforcement: Election authorities use multi-state data exchanges (such as the Electronic Registration Information Center) and cross-reference voter rolls to detect individuals registered or casting ballots in multiple jurisdictions.

Official state-by-state voter eligibility guidelines, election regulations, and registration procedures are available through the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

Election Integrity

Discussions around election integrity, voting regulations, and voter fraud reflect a wide range of public perspectives and policy debates:

  • Official Guidance: You can review official information regarding voter registration, state election administration, and federal voting laws on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission website.
  • Federal Law Enforcement Statements: The FBI Election Crimes and Security resource page outlines how federal authorities define and investigate election fraud, voter suppression, and ballot irregularities under federal law.
  • Historical Perspectives: Political figures and legal scholars often deliberate the balance between securing election systems against potential fraud and ensuring accessible voting access for all eligible citizens.

For specific local voting procedures, voter roll verification processes, or election security measures, consult your state or local election office.

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Trump is threatening to deploy ICE to polling places — Spread the word, far and wide, ICE IS COMING!

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DHS Chief Mullin warns ICE agents could be sent to polling sites during elections. WHAT A GREAT IDEA!

This past May in Texas, armed immigration agents appeared in the parking lot of an active polling place. In New York in June, Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents entered a voting location to question a poll worker about her social media posts. If there is evidence of illegal voting, why not! If a crime is being commited, why not!! if nothing else, just the threat of ICE agents being at the polling booths may have the effect of stopping illegal voters from showing up!

So what are the consequences? If Armed federal agents at the polls could intimidate non-citizens from voting, thats a good thing!! . Legal voters need not worry about the risk. Eligible voters need not question or fear of being detained because of their perceived immigration status, their name, their accent or the color of their skin.

What strikes at the heart of our ability to hold free and fair elections is voter fraud, non- citizens voting. And now it is up to ICE to defend these rights of legal voters. We can all help by spreading the word of ICE agents protecting legal voting! Lets stop illegal immigrants from dividing us. let it be known that ice agents are coming to protect voting rights and to guarantee only american citizens vote!

Cities like Denver knows what it takes to let illegals vote. Two years ago, more than 40,000 migrants arrived in Denver. The city opened shelters, and were not shy about their desire to register these people to vote!

Cities like Denver and every major Democrat city in America will do the same when it comes to violating voting laws to gain political advantage. In 2024, 90% of Denver voters cast their ballots by mail or drop box. God know how many of those 40,000 illegals voted!! Denver’s elections and elections everywhere in America must be secure, transparent and built on gold-standard security. We need ICE to keep them that way.

We can not wait until Election Day to prepare. Election workers are already being trained to work with federal agents, to document only Americans are voting and de-escalate encounters if necessary. And it’s why all of us citizens need to spread the word that ICE IS COMING!!! Be like Paul Revere, even if ICE can not be at all voting places at all times, maybe just the threat they may be will keep illegal voters at home.

No American should have to wonder whether exercising their rights for fair and honest elections could be in jeopardy. We The People will not be intimidated. We will do everything in our power to ensure only eligible voters can cast their ballots freely, safely and without fear of another stolen election!

And if city or state administrators insists on testing that right, we’ll see it in court! Spread the word, far and wide, ICE IS COMING!

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EXCLUSIVE: Noncitizen Arrested After Voting In 2024 Presidential Election

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The Trump administration arrested an illegal alien in September who allegedly voted in the 2024 presidential election, the Daily Caller learned.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officers arrested Mariana Alexandra Dewey, a citizen of Peru, on Sept. 1 for illegally misrepresenting herself as a legal U.S. citizen while voting in the 2024 general election in Kansas, an official shared with the Caller.

Dewey has been charged with one count of false claim of citizenship, one count of false claim of United States citizenship in order to vote, one count of fraudulent election conduct, and one count of voting by an alien in a federal election, the Caller learned.

The Caller obtained photos of Dewey’s arrest.

“The Department of Justice remains committed to protecting election integrity and is actively investigating and prosecuting these cases,” U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser said in a statement obtained by the Caller.

“With another election looming, the Department’s effort serves as a stark reminder to individuals who are not legally authorized to vote not to engage in this conduct. Should individuals be determined by a court of law to have illegally claimed U.S. citizenship and voted or attempted to vote in federal elections, they will face serious criminal consequences,” he added.

Dewey was contacted by an investigator in April after she had moved addresses and had initially told the officer she was a U.S. citizen, the Caller learned.

She later clarified she was actually not an American citizen, but was a lawful permanent resident, according to information shared with the Caller. She also allegedly confirmed on the call with investigators that she voted in the 2024 General Election. Authorities also obtained a provisional pollbook at the Hope Church polling location and submitted a Kansas Voter Registration Application, the Caller learned. Both allegedly included statements from Dewey confirming she was a U.S. citizen.

“Despite extreme Democrats and the media claiming it never happens, the evidence of non-citizens registering and voting in our elections continues to pile up,” Lauren Bis, White House Spokeswoman, told the Caller.

“Any non-citizens registering to vote in our elections continues to pile up. Any non-citizens found registering and voting in our elections will be arrested and held accountable. Only Americans should be electing American leaders,” she added.

The administration has made numerous arrests for similar charges across the country. In July, federal authorities arrested and charged an illegal alien in New Jersey for voting in a federal election, the Caller learned first. While a number of academic studies have found that such cases are uncommon, others have shown that illegal votes can still make an impact in local and some state-level elections.

For months, President Donald Trump has pushed Congressional Republicans to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, which would require proof of American citizenship to register to vote and photo identification to vote in federal elections. The legislation has stalled and remains in limbo.

Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News on Sunday that House Republicans could put the SAVE America Act into a reconciliation bill.

“This time we’re going to try to put it on a reconciliation bill, and the reason that’s so important, Maria [Bartiromo], as you know, is it prevents the necessity of 60 votes in the Senate,” Johnson said. “The Democrats want no part of this, and remember, this is very basic stuff.”

“We’re just going to make sure you have to have proof of citizenship to register to vote and then show an ID when you turn out at the ballot box,” he added. “These are 90-10 public opinion issues, and more than 70 percent of Democrats want to do it, but not the Democrats in the House and Senate, and so we’ve got to go around them.”

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Reagan Reese

White House Correspondent

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Statement From U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General David Steiner On Mail-In Ballots Policy for Federal Elections

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WASHINGTON, D.C. /PRNewswire/ — There has been a lot of misinformation and speculation about the Postal Service’s role in issuing a rule consistent with the policies set forth in Executive Order 14399, which concerns ballot mail for federal elections. We would like to set the record straight as to what the USPS is actually doing with respect to the order.

First and foremost, we are an establishment within the Executive Branch, whose job is to deliver the mail in a manner consistent with achieving the policies set forth by policymakers. In this situation, the Executive Order pointed out the need for additional measures concerning the sending of ballot mail in order to facilitate enforcement of federal law and address concerns about election integrity. It was fully appropriate for the Postal Service, as a part of the Executive Branch, to take action to help achieve the policy goals articulated in the Executive Order, by issuing the Federal Ballot Mail Ballot Rule that sets forth standards deemed necessary to ensure the faithful execution of federal law, and enhance the efficiency of postal operations. We have at all times acted within our legal authority to issue a rule to achieve those policies, but ultimately the courts will decide that question, and we will follow the court’s determination. It is that simple.

What is the Federal Ballot Mail Rule?

The Federal Ballot Mail Rule essentially has two parts. The first part is the requirement that federal ballot mail be prepared using unique barcodes and specified envelope designs. These requirements help greatly in the processing and transportation of the ballots. And the concept is not new. The USPS has recommended both aspects for years (see the USPS Kit 600). And many states, from Oregon to California to Arizona to Florida, and many others, prepare their ballots in a manner generally consistent with these recommendations. But it is not only the USPS that has recommended a unique bar code and designated envelope designs. The United States House of Representatives has considered and passed bipartisan bills requiring exactly that. In 2024 the House passed a bill requiring a unique barcode and specially designed envelop by a vote of 396-6, which is the very definition of bipartisan. Earlier this year a similar bill with the same ballot tracking elements was introduced on a bipartisan basis and passed the House Oversight Committee by a wide bipartisan majority. So, it is clear that our rule is not breaking new and uncharted ground but simply using our existing legal authority to implement policies that have previously received bipartisan endorsement.

The second part of the Federal Ballot Mail Rule involves the list of individuals who are receiving ballots through the mail. To be very clear, those lists will consist entirely of information prepared and submitted to the Postal Service by the States. The USPS does not edit, change, review or question the contents of the list—the list is merely a list of voters that a State says are receiving a ballot through the mail, along with the associated unique barcodes. The USPS will then verify mailings to ensure that they correspond to the lists provided by the States. So basically, the State provided list is a manifest identifying the recipients of ballot mail. The USPS receives manifests from customers all of the time, so matching a manifest to the actual shipped product is also not fundamentally new.

Status of Whistleblower complaint

Recent concerns raised by a whistleblower focused on the compressed project timeline and the potential risks associated with an accelerated development schedule. Employees expressed concern that the shortened timeframe could limit opportunities to fully validate system performance, security, and stability, potentially increasing the risk of issues following deployment.

The Postal Service takes these concerns seriously. From the outset, the project has been managed using a structured and adaptable development approach designed to respond to evolving court orders, policy guidance, and stakeholder requirements. Teams met daily to identify and assess risks, resolve technical issues, and surface questions requiring legal or policy clarification. Those matters were promptly escalated to the appropriate decision-makers. Throughout the effort, we followed established development and risk-management practices appropriate to the circumstances and complied with applicable court orders.

Although development proceeded on an accelerated schedule, our standards for quality, security, and system integrity were not compromised. Testing and validation have been continuous throughout the development lifecycle, and our process requires that deployment be delayed whenever significant defects or security vulnerabilities are identified, until those issues are appropriately resolved.

We stand behind both the rigor of our process and the resulting system. At the same time, we recognize that responsible system management does not end at deployment. We will continue to monitor performance, address issues as they arise, and make adjustments when warranted. The Postal Service remains committed to maintaining the security, reliability, and integrity of its systems.

Regardless of political party or perspective, we share a common goal: ensuring that Americans can have confidence that their election mail will be handled securely and delivered reliably should their election officials choose to use the mail for ballot delivery.

We welcome thoughtful questions and appropriate oversight, and we are committed to transparency, accountability, and working constructively with election officials, Congress, the courts, and all stakeholders.

We do however demand the same care and respect for the work we do, as we grant to those policymakers who govern our activities.

Postal employees take great pride in their responsibility to support the democratic process. We will continue to approach that responsibility with the care, professionalism, and dedication that voters and election officials expect from the United States Postal Service.

SOURCE: U.S. Postal Service

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Election Integrity — a California Case

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This puts ALL of us on notice… 

I was recently sent this video of former LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt.

For late arrivals, I have been extensively involved with election integrity for several years (e.g., see this). For Substack readers, I put together a one-page list of numerous examples of highly suspect behavior that transpired in the 2020 presidential election.

In other words, I can personally assure you that most of what Spencer is saying is accurate.

This is better than the K-12 catastrophe in that a good number of people are actually doing something about it. A prime example is that attorney Cleta Mitchell has been conducting one-hour Friday morning Zoom meetings since 2021 — every week! There are 100± attendees from all over the US, and Cleta selects different people every week to discuss issues in their State.

The idea is to exchange information on what works so that election integrity citizens elsewhere are not reinventing the wheel.

Along the way, Cleta founded the Election Integrity Network (EIN). If you are serious about election integrity and you’d like to attend these online meetings (when able to) sign up at EIN.

Now let’s hear what Spencer Pratt has to say…


FYI, President Trump is not pushing for the federal SAVE Act because he is stubborn, but rather because he has first-hand privileged information, knowing that there is meaningful corruption in our election process. That EVERY Senator is not 100% supportive of that legislation is beyond a disgrace.

All you need to know is that if the SAVE Act is universally opposed by the mainstream media and Left-wing organizations, then it is important to pass.

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Election Integrity Remains a Fault Line Between RINOs and the Grassroots

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Sen. Murkowski says she opposes the SAVE America Act which would require voter ID.  Murkowski said: a person living on a small Alaska island would not be able to vote if the SAVE America Act was passed because they would have to travel all the way to Anchorage to get an ID.  An Unalaska (island) resident confirmed voting takes place at City Hall and said residents “Don’t have to go to Anchorage [to register to vote or obtain ID].”

GOP strategist Matt Locke says, the real problem is that President Trump’s agenda hasn’t advanced because of RINO Republicans.  “The John Thune’s of the party, they like the old ways, they like being in charge, they like telling the President what to do” Locke said, “Now you have these Republicans who are used to the old ways, who want to run everything who can’t, so they’re going to step in and try to do as much damage as they can do, to outlast Trump and get the power back.”

WYOMING

Republican Mark Gordon kvetches about federal election monitors instead of welcoming their assistance in improving election integrity

Wyoming voters reject Freedom Caucus incumbents across the board, perhaps because of focus on spending cuts.  “Establishment Republicans annihilated Freedom Caucus.  ”WY’s results crushed the conservative narrative that establishment Republicans are out-of-touch “RINOs.”

Fellow RINO hunters, we’re not doing our job well enough.

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If You Don’t Like My Principles, I Have Others

What Is a RINO?

Our working definition of a RINO is a Republican who meets one or more of these criteria:

  • Votes with Democrats against a Republican majority
  • Endorses Democrats
  • Takes money from Democrat-aligned sources
  • Doesn’t care about immigration, election integrity, limited government under the Constitution, free markets, or fiscal responsibility
  • Votes for more Democrat social spending
  • Wants open primaries
  • Is a former Democrat who ran as a Republican as the only way to get elected in a red state
  • Doesn’t stand for anything except reelection and personal enrichment

Please send us your definition of RINO – tips@liberato.us

FLORIDA

Belinda Keiser is suddenly claiming she’s MAGA? She ran as a Democrat. She donated to Hillary Clinton. She donated to Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Now she wants a seat in Congress from Florida. FL – 22, do not get played. A leopard does not change its spots

TEXAS

James Talarico poached Sen. John Corny’s deputy legislative director, Jacob Smith.
What was a man who could so easily abandon the conservative movement for a dishonest, radical leftist like Talarico ever doing on any GOP congressional staff?

As Groucho Marx said: “Those are my principles, and if you don’t like them… well, I have others.”

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August 16, 2026

Swampmeister John Thune Blocks Trump Recess Appointments

National Scene

BETRAYAL IN THE SWAMP: Turncoat John Thune Sends Senate Home for 37 Days — But Schedules 11 Pro Forma Sessions to BLOCK Trump from Making Recess Appointments

ARIZONA

Good riddance — Gov. Katie Hobbs confirms former Mesa Mayor John Giles will be her running mate.  “I was a lifelong Republican before becoming an Independent because extremists shouldn’t stand in the way of getting things done,” Giles said.

TENNESSEE

Is this why our feckless establishment Republican Supermajority in TN has KILLED every bill in the last 3-4 years to close the primaries in TN? They want to leave it for Marsha [Blackburn] so she can claim it as some kind of “conservative victory”?

TEXAS

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) added his voice to local politicians and Democrat State Representative James Talarico (D-Austin), nominee in the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Texas, in opposing border security enhancements in the Big Bend National Park.

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Homeland Security Warns of Chinese parts in Election Machines, Will Require Paper Ballot Audits

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The 2020 election was a coup. We watched it happening in real time. Voting machines are hackable and unreliable and vulnerable to foreign interference. We must go back to paper ballots.

Homeland Security warns of Chinese parts in election machines, will require paper ballot audits

The Department of Homeland Security is mandating random paper ballot audits for upcoming elections, citing significant security risks posed by Chinese-manufactured components in widely-used voting machines.

 By Steven Richards,Just The News, August 27, 2026:

The Homeland Security Department will require random audits of paper ballots in the midterm elections, citing long-simmering concern that the nation’s largest voting technology companies use Chinese parts in their voting machines, according to a letter from Secretary Markwayne Mullin released Thursday.

Mullin sent the letter to the White House Transparency Task Force earlier this week outlining the dangers posed by Chinese components in American voting machines and the way that these components could be exploited by hackers or other malicious actors.

The letter highlighted longstanding concerns first raised in a bipartisan manner before the 2020 election, but which officials appear to have taken little action on in the intervening years.

“Voting machines with components manufactured by foreign adversaries introduce significant security risks,” Mullin wrote. “These vulnerabilities mean that malicious actors could potentially compromise election infrastructure at any stage of the supply chain, even before the machines are assembled or deployed.”

The secretary explained, “If a component is tampered with during manufacturing, it could serve as a point-of-entry for hackers, allowing for the possibility of synchronized attacks across multiple machines and jurisdictions.”

Two Biden administration Intelligence Community memos in 2024 identified China as “the most active and persistent cyber threat” and assessed that China, along with Iran and Russia, has “the technical capability to access some U.S. election-related networks and systems.”

You can read Mullin’s letter below:

Earlier this year, the Trump administration took drastic action to ban the import of all internet routers manufactured in foreign countries because of the unacceptable security risks posed by Chinese hacking capabilities.

Internet routers connect computers, cellphones, and other electronic devices to the internet, the backbone of the modern economy.

According to the agency, Chinese hackers have exploited vulnerabilities in Chinese-manufactured systems to extensively burrow into U.S. critical infrastructure networks, affecting industries like communications, energy, transportation and water supply, Just the News previously reported.

Mullin noted major U.S. voting machine companies have acknowledged that some of their components cannot be sourced from any American manufacturers, requiring them to rely on foreign suppliers. Three of those vendors which make up the vast majority of election systems in the U.S., “more than 80%,” are ES&S, Hart InterCivic, and Dominion.

Each of these vendors has previously said that their machines have parts made in China.

Ahead of the 2020 election, the big three came under public and political scrutiny as worries mounted that foreign powers could interfere in U.S. elections.

Voting machines were widely seen as a vector for such interference, including through potential hacking or tampering. According to documents previously declassified by President Donald Trump and made public by the White House Transparency Task Force last month, the U.S. Intelligence Community also harbored concerns after vulnerabilities were exposed by a Venezuelan regime plot to manipulate its own election machines.

The Trump administration has declassified several tranches of documents outlining concerns about election vulnerabilities, seeking to bolster its efforts secure American elections ahead of the midterms. These include:

  • Evidence that China has obtained 220 million American voter registration files, some of which include non-public data, through buying, stealing or hacking. The administration’s intelligence chiefs later said that this represents “election interference.”
  • Assessments from spy agencies beginning in 2020 that at least five foreign powers — China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and Venezuela — possess the ability to hack voting machines.
  • Evidence gathered by the Homeland Security Department that hundreds-of-thousands of likely illegal foreign voters were on the voter rolls states–and estimated the total across the whole country to be higher.
  • Documents that show the FBI investigated a breach of voter registration data in Arizona’s largest county in the days before the 2020 election. In that incident, a self-described hacker foiled security and obtained 633,000 voter registration files, but the Biden Justice Department and local prosecutors declined to bring charges.

The scrutiny on American election machines used to be bipartisan.

Four Democratic lawmakers wrote a letter to the private equity firms that own the election machine vendors in December 2019 asking them to ultimately disclose ownership and finances, citing concerns that these firms have skimped on election security measures. L

Earlier, in 2017, Democratic senators also sent letters to the three major voting machine manufacturers inquiring about their cybersecurity practices.

NBC News interviewed ES&S’s chief executive, Tom Burt, in December 2019 about concerns that the company sources election machine parts from China.

Burt told the outlet that the company’s facilities overseas in China and the Philippines were “very secure” and that ultimate assembly takes place in the United States. In a separate letter to the outlet, ES&S said all components “are trusted, tested and free of malware.”

In 2020, the executives of all three companies testified before the House Administration Committee–the panel tasked with overseeing federal elections–and acknowledged that some of their voting machine components were made in China. The then-president and CEO of Dominion told lawmakers that his company sources parts from China because “in some cases, there are simply no alternative suppliers.”

The Homeland Security Department first outlined its plan to tie its Homeland Security Grant Program funding to state performance in implementing several election security measures in July.

The agency said that it would require all states to “submit a plan for transitioning away from unsecure electronic voting systems” using bar codes and QR codes to count votes, “conduct a manual audit of at least 5% of all ballots cast,” reconcile the number of voters with the number of ballots cast, and use the department’s SAVE system to verify the citizenship of voters.

Documents previously declassified by the president and released by the White House Transparency Task Force show that the U.S. Intelligence Community developed concerns about the security of American voting machines beginning in 2004 when it first detected plans by the Venezuelan government to electronically manipulate their country’s own voting machines, including the use of substituting false votes, to secure victory for the ruling socialists.

The plans raised alarm as early as 2006 among U.S. officials as a potential avenue for the Venezuelans to attempt to “undermine confidence in, or manipulate the electoral process in, the United States,” according to a June 2026 CIA summary of prior intelligence reporting on Caracas’ capabilities.

By 2020, the CIA had obtained reporting on Venezuelan plans to swing the country’s election that year by manipulating electronic voting machines in a way that would make false votes appear legitimate and leave no trace of the changes.

The intelligence raised questions about whether some U.S. voting machines could be vulnerable to similar types of manipulation.

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Can Trump Save the SAVE America Act?

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The House passed the SAVE America Act, but Majority Leader John Thune said the math doesn’t add up to pass it in the Senate, allowing members to return to their home districts for the month of August without passing the bill.

Trump posted on Truth Social Wednesday to remind the world that all Democrats voted against the bill.

“ALL VOTERS MUST SHOW PHOTO I.D. (IDENTIFICATION!) – Meaning they want to CHEAT!” he said. “2. ALL VOTERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP – Meaning they want Criminal Illegal Aliens to VOTE!”

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, the sponsor of the bill, said Trump gave the Senate some pre-recess assignments with the understanding that they would revisit SAVE America after they returned.

“Earlier this month, President Trump encouraged Senate Republicans to get the government funded and Todd Blanche confirmed as attorney general on the understanding that we would resume the fight for voter ID in Reconciliation 3.0 this September, and that’s what I intend to do,” he told the Daily Signal.

“Today, the president reaffirmed that election security remains his top priority, as it is the priority of millions of American citizens,” he added, “and we must deliver for them.”

However, with midterms quickly approaching, it is unclear how much political leverage Trump will apply to pressuring senators to revive the SAVE America Act.

Lauren Bis, deputy press secretary at the White House, told the Daily Signal that Trump has been clear that “we fix this now, or we lose our country.”

“Every American should be asking why Democrats are fighting against the SAVE America Act which includes commonsense election integrity measures, like Voter ID, that are strongly supported by the vast majority of Americans,” she said. “This legislation will make sure Americans, and Americans only, decide our elections.”

Trump “certainly can” revive the SAVE Act, said Ken Cuccinelli, former Virginia attorney general and leader of the Election Transparency Initiative.

“Nobody can put more pressure on them than he can,” he told the Daily Signal. “It’s really a question of what he’s willing to do for it. Are you willing to start vetoing things that you know they want? And that’s in front of an election as well. That throws a whole other level of complication in there.”

Trump refused to sign a bipartisan housing bill earlier in the summer, saying he wouldn’t sign anything until the SAVE America Act passed. But that strategy becomes more risky as GOP members seek to impress their constituents of midterms to avoid losing the House and Senate majorities.

But the SAVE America Act is “now or never,” Cuccinelli said, as Congress is likely to get less conservative after midterms.

“We’ll see what he’s willing to do, and I hope he’s willing to push,” he said. “These folks need to be pushed.”

Attaching the SAVE Act’s voter ID requirement and mail-in voting ban to must-pass legislation is the most likely vehicle at this point, the former attorney general said.

“They’re far and away the most important aspects,” he said. “Everything else falls away substantially in significance.”

On Aug. 10, when asked by the Daily Signal if he was frustrated that the Senate left for recess without passing SAVE America, Trump said, “I think they should pass voter ID.”

“I think they should pass proof of citizenship, basically SAVE America, you know, SAVE America Act,” he said.

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A dozen U.S. states have passed “American Laws for American Courts” (ALAC) legislation

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More than a dozen U.S. states have passed legislation or constitutional amendments designed to restrict state courts from applying foreign or religious law—commonly referred to as “American Laws for American Courts” (ALAC) legislation.

American Laws for American Courts (ALAC)

American Laws for American Courts (ALAC) is a state-level legislative measure designed to prevent U.S. state courts from applying foreign laws or legal doctrines that conflict with the rights and privileges guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions www.americanfreedomlawcenter.org+1.

Purpose and Scope

The ALAC Act aims to protect American constitutional values—such as due process, freedom of religion, speech, press, and privacy—from being undermined by foreign legal systems. It explicitly prohibits courts from basing rulings on “foreign law, legal code, or system” if doing so would deprive parties of the same fundamental liberties and rights afforded under U.S. and state law www.americanfreedomlawcenter.org.

The law defines “foreign law” broadly to include international organizations, tribunals, and legal systems outside U.S. states or territories, but excludes Native American tribal laws www.americanfreedomlawcenter.org. It applies to all state courts, boards, administrative agencies, and other adjudicative bodies.

Legislative Context

  • Adoption: ALAC has been passed in 12 states, including Florida, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Washington Act for America.
  • Motivation: Supporters argue it clarifies state public policy, prevents the “creep” of foreign legal doctrines (including Shariah law) into U.S. courts, and safeguards constitutional rights new.americanlawsforamericancourts.com.
  • Criticism: Opponents note that some state laws already prohibit recognizing foreign judgments that violate public policy, and that ALAC’s scope could be seen as overreaching or unnecessary americanlawsforamericancourts.com.

Related Legal Issues

  • Comity and Public Policy: Most states already have “void as against public policy” rules, but ALAC seeks to make the state’s public policy more explicit, especially regarding foreign laws americanlawsforamericancourts.com+1.
  • Treaties: The law does not interfere with U.S. treaties, as they are part of the U.S. legal system under the Supremacy Clause americanlawsforamericancourts.com.
  • Shariah Law Concerns: Proponents cite cases where Shariah law has been invoked in U.S. courts, sometimes in conflict with constitutional rights americanlawsforamericancourts.com+1.

Why It Matters

ALAC is part of a broader movement to assert U.S. legal sovereignty and ensure that state courts remain bound by domestic constitutional principles. It reflects ongoing debates about the role of foreign law in American jurisprudence and the limits of comity in U.S. courts new.americanlawsforamericancourts.com.

If you are in Florida, ALAC is in effect there, meaning state courts must avoid applying foreign laws that would infringe on U.S. or state constitutional rights.

States Enacting Restrictions on Foreign/Religious Law

  • Alabama: Passed Amendment 3 in 2014 prohibiting courts from applying foreign laws, including religious law, if it violates state or federal constitutional rights.
  • Arizona: Passed ALAC legislation in 2011 restricting judicial consideration of foreign law.
  • Arkansas: Enacted ALAC-modeled legislation restricting foreign law applications.
  • Florida: Enacted legislation governing foreign law applicability in family court proceedings.
  • Kansas: Enacted Senate Bill 79 in 2012 barring courts from enforcing rulings based on foreign law systems that do not grant equal constitutional rights.
  • Louisiana: Passed HB 785 in 2010 banning the application of foreign law that violates constitutional guarantees.
  • Mississippi: Enacted legislation limiting the recognition of foreign law in state courts.
  • North Carolina: Passed Senate Bill 461 in 2013 restricting foreign law in family law matters.
  • South Dakota: Enacted legislation in 2012 restricting the use of foreign law systems.
  • Tennessee: Passed legislation in 2011 restricting judicial use of foreign and international laws.
  • Texas: Passed legislation restricting foreign laws from superseding constitutional rights in family law cases.

Key Legal Context

  • Explicit vs. Neutral Wording: The majority of these enacted statutes use religion-neutral language (banning “foreign legal codes” or “foreign laws” that conflict with U.S. or state constitutions) rather than explicitly naming Sharia law. This design allows them to withstand First Amendment Establishment Clause challenges.
  • Struck-Down Exceptions: In 2010, Oklahoma voters passed the “Save Our State Amendment,” which explicitly named and banned Sharia law. Federal courts struck down the law in 2012 (Awad v. Ziriax), ruling that targeting a specific religion violated the U.S. Constitution.

The Bottom Line

Shariah Laws are anti-American and violate our constitutional rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Shariah demands all infidels, non-Muslims, to submit or die. Sharia is:

  • Anti-American
  • Anti-Christian
  • Anti-Semitic

Today we are witnessing the Democrat Socialists march hand-in-hand with the Islamo-Nazis.

Supporters of Shariah law in America are called the “Red-Green Axis of evil.”

It is spreading accross America. It must be stopped or else our Consitutional Republic with fall.

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Supreme Court Backs Trump Election Integrity Order in Mail Ballot Fight

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The Supreme Court on Monday sided with President Donald Trump in a mail-in ballot case stemming from his election integrity executive order.

The case is not over, but the high court allowed the federal government to continue implementing the election integrity policies while the case is on appeal.

The justices decided in a 6-3 shadow docket ruling to stay a district court ruling that blocked Trump’s executive order on election integrity and held that the states challenging the order lacked standing.

Democrat officials in 23 states and the District of Columbia, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, sued to block Trump’s March executive order, which, among other things, created a list of eligible voters. The executive order required the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail ballots only to people on those lists.

The court determined the order imposed no direct burden or obligation on the states that would have given them Article III standing in the litigation.

The 6-3 ruling comes with the midterm elections fast approaching and early voting and mail voting set to begin in several states next month.

The U.S. Postal Service on Friday announced how it would implement the order.

The majority opinion says: “The Court’s disposition of this application does not mean that any measure taken by the Government to implement the Order will necessarily be lawful. On that score, time will tell.”

Lead plaintiff California has some of the most permissive ballot-harvesting rules in the nation. A 2016 law allows a voter to designate “any person” to return the voter’s ballot.

This story has been updated.

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VOTER ID SCANDAL: Traitorous RINO Murkowski Demands Prosecution of Journalist Who Was Offered a Ballot in Her Brother’s Name—No ID Required

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Murkowski wants the journalist who exposed Alaska’s no-ID voting hole PROSECUTED.

Murjowki is one of those solid ‘no’ votes on the SAVE America Act.

What a cow.

Pass the SAVE AMERICA act. Without it, the country does not stand a chance against our domestic enemies.

James O’Keefe walked into an Anchorage polling place and asked for a ballot under Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s own brother’s name.

Poll worker was ready to hand it over.

No ID. No questions.

Her office’s response?

“Voter impersonation is a crime and should be prosecuted.”

Not a word about the gaping security hole in her own state.

And she still opposes the SAVE Act — the exact bill that would require proof of citizenship and stop this cold.

Not mad about the fraud.

Ranked-Choice Voting Is A Disaster

“The only people who benefit from Ranked Choice Voting are career politicians and the special interests that are in bed with them…..”

Nevada voters have approved a ballot measure that makes sweeping changes to the election system in their state, according to a race call by the Associated Press.

One person. One vote. That’s how American elections work. 

Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) threatens to undo this very principle—discounting votes, diminishing voter confidence, and threatening prompt election results.

The end result? A drop in voter confidence that lingers long after Election Day. Experiences with RCV in Maine and New York City should serve as cautionary tales, encouraging voters and policymakers to reject RCV in their communities.

Learn more about why RCV suppresses voter choice below, by reading our one-pager, and by delving into even further detail in our latest research paper.

The measure, which was passing by 52.8% as of Sunday morning, establishes open primary elections in which the top five candidates advance and then a ranked-choice voting system for general elections.

Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) threatens to undo this very principle—discounting votes, diminishing voter confidence, and threatening prompt election results.

Take for example, ranked choice voting in Alaska, 60% of voters cast ballots for Republicans. A Democrat won.

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Victor Davis Hanson: Republicans Can’t Just Trash the Left—They Need a Plan to Win

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Victor Davis Hanson: Republicans Can’t Just Trash the Left—They Need a Plan to Win

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson.Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos.

Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal.

The anticipation of the November midterms is mounting every day, and the polls show that, typically, in midterm elections, the in-party in the White House, i.e., the Republicans and Donald Trump, are going to lose seats.

And because the House is so close anyway, with a five- or six-seat Republican margin, it might be even easier. And so, the Democrats are ecstatic. They look at the statistics and historical context and say 39 out of the last 41 midterm elections, the in-party lost seats in the midterms.

And this will be no exception because Donald Trump is polling around 40%, and the Democratic generic poll is 5% to 6% ahead of the Republicans.

The Republicans counter, “Well, maybe it’ll be different. Who can predict what Donald Trump will do or say? Who can predict what’ll happen in Iran in the next 60 days? There might be a revolution. Gas prices could drop.”

There are seats that will accrue to the Republicans because of the Supreme Court ruling on racial gerrymandering and the preponderance of red states. Maybe five or six more red states will gerrymander than blue states.

And, of course, the Republicans were given a gift by this radical Democratic Socialists of America takeover of the Democratic Party and the crazy things that these candidates up for election in the midterms have said in their past.

And then finally, the Republicans say, “Well, we have more money, at least in the PACs and the Trump funds.”

But I think they’re missing something because we haven’t heard from the Republicans any strategy, and the time is getting close.

What do I mean by that?

It seems to me that it doesn’t work just to trash the socialists. They should be trashed, but there has to be more than that.

So, I would start first with a Contract With America and say, “We are going to do this, accomplish this in the White House and in the Congress over the next two years.” 

And I would say: 

We are going to complete the work at the border, and we’re going to continue to deport people who are not here legally, especially criminals. And then we are going to hold the bureaucracy and the university accountable for the racial prejudice and bias that’s intrinsic to DEI. 

We’ve already said to countries that receive massive U.S. remittances, sent from people here, often illegally and subsidized by the federal government, that they will have a tax on them. We’ve started with 1%, and that may climb.

We’re now pumping the most natural gas and oil in the history of any nation since the onset of fossil fuels. We’re going to continue and increase that.

One thing we are going to do that no one has really done for the last 30 years, we are going to address the debt. We are going to put a hold on federal spending, and we’re going to take a look at entitlements because we are now not just $31 trillion to $32 trillion in debt, but the debt is increasing geometrically, not arithmetically. And we can envision that if something is not done, it will be up to $40 trillion. Already, the interest is over $1 billion a day, and it’s larger per annum than the defense budget.

A second thing that we’re going to do, it’s not just that we’re going to have a Contract With America, we’re going to tell you what we’ve done.

And first of all, crime has dropped 70%. It is at a historic low. Washington, D.C., the political capital of the world, was not safe. Its monuments were decrepit. The streets were dirty. We sent in federal troops working with local police, and we can say now that Washington, believe it or not, is one of the safest large cities in America, given crime statistics. And its monuments are in the process of being refurbished, cleansed, and are sparkling. And we have even bigger projects at the White House and the Reflecting Pool to make people proud of their national capital.

We all talk about affordability, but we forget something. Even with the war in Iran, and even with a temporary spike in oil prices, this administration has an annual inflation rate during its first term of 1.9%. It’s about 2.5%, and it may climb to 3%. But we are still way below the average 5% to 5.1% each year on average of the prior administration.

We talk about affordability in terms of housing. Typically in America, 62% to 67% of the population owns their own home. It’s 65% right now. The problem is not that people cannot buy homes. The problem is they can’t buy homes in blue states and urban environments. We’re going to work on that, but let’s be clear. There has not been a sudden drop in homeownership.

The border is closed. It’s not just closed. Illegal immigration has ceased to exist. Ninety-nine percent of the border crossings are legal. There is no illegal immigration. We are controversially but lawfully and humanely sending back people from that influx, 10 million to 12 million, that came in under Joe Biden without any audit, without vaccinations, and without any knowledge of who they were, at a time when we would never allow American citizens to do so.

We were, after all, expelling 8,500 service members, some of them combat veterans, from our military by the Biden decrees that they had to have a COVID-19 vaccination and mRNA experimental vaccinations, where we didn’t even require that of the people who fled from countries across the border into the United States.

We should also say that South America, Latin America, and the Caribbean are not going communist. There’s not a pink tide. During the Obama administration, about 75% of those countries were heading left. John Kerry, the secretary of state under Barack Obama, said that there is no more Monroe Doctrine.

There is a Monroe Doctrine now, and almost all of South America, Latin America, and the Caribbean is pro-American and conservative except three or four countries.

And the Chinese are not controlling the entries and exits of the Panama Canal, and there’s not a communist client state doing the work of China and also Russia in Venezuela, exporting terror and drugs to North America.

Finally, they need to say something about the dangers of socialism. It’s not just that we have a Contract With America of what we’re going to do that brings normality back to the country, and it’s not just that we can tell you what we have done that has improved lives.

We’re also going to tell you about this socialism.

Start off with the idea that there really isn’t a socialist system that is democratic and liberal. The USSR during the Cold War was called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Nazi Germany, the Nazi term was an acronym for the National Socialist German Workers’ Party. So socialism is a euphemism for totalitarianism.

Every time a socialist is elected, the first thing that happens is they bump into resistance, and when they bump into resistance, they become authoritarian.

One last thing to remember about our opponents: They are not the party of workers. They’re the party of the downwardly mobile, college-educated, formerly upper-middle class, and a new phenomenon of first- and second-generation immigrants coming from failed states, mostly because of socialism, that upon arrival are attacking the United States.

And finally, Hasan Piker, Zohran Mamdani, Ro Khanna, Ilhan Omar, Dr. [Abdul] El-Sayed in Michigan, they’re not poor, they’re not middle class. They’re very, very wealthy, just like all socialist architects throughout history.

Mamdani comes from the 1% in Uganda as an immigrant. Hasan Piker is a multimillionaire who drives a Porsche. Ro Khanna’s children have trust funds with ownership of golf courses in their names. They drive a $200,000 Range Rover. Ilhan Omar says she’s worth $30 million.

This is an elite group of people who are using us as their lab rats.

Again, if the Republicans can talk about what they did, what they plan to do, and what the alternatives are, they can still win.

We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of the Daily Signal.

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CENSUS BOMBSHELL: 24,000 Noncitizens Illegally Voted in 2020—and Millions of Records Remain Unchecked

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The Commerce Department’s Census Bureau has released an analysis indicating that more than 24,000 noncitizens didn’t merely register to vote—they allegedly cast illegal ballots in the 2020 election.

And that may be only the beginning. More than 32 million additional voter records are expected to be analyzed in the coming weeks, potentially uncovering tens of thousands more illegal votes. Where those ballots were cast—in which swing states, congressional districts and razor-thin local races is critical. Even a fraction of that number could change the outcome of a close election.

Howard Lutnick: The Department of Commerce’s Census Bureau just released its analysis showing more than 24,000 noncitizens illegally voted in the 2020 election. Not just registered but literally illegally voted. And that is just the beginning. More than 32 million more voters’ records will be analyzed in the coming weeks, and these records will likely show tens of thousands of additional illegal voters.

The American people deserve transparency. We are making sure the facts are out for everyone to see.

‘24,000 Non-Citizens Voted Illegally’: Trump Flags Poll Fraud To Push For ‘Save America Act’

Mexican nationals accounted for the largest share of identified non-citizen voters at 3,800, followed by Canada, the Philippines and Jamaica.

By: Vaishnavi Mishra, NDTV News, Aug 19, 2026:

President Donald Trump has renewed his push for Congress to pass the SAVE America Act after the US Census Bureau’s preliminary analysis identified more than 24,000 non-citizens among 2020 election voter records.

In a post on Truth Social on Tuesday, Trump said, “The Census Bureau has begun checking the Voter Records from 2020 against their Citizenship Records. On the first 128,000,000 Voters, the Census Bureau proves that over 24,000 Noncitizens voted illegally!”

He added that the bureau would next analyse a further 32 million voter records, predicting the “number will explode,” and declared, “I WON THE ELECTION! We must pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT.”

According to Census Bureau graphics shared alongside the post, of nearly 160 million ballots cast in the 2020 general election, more than 128 million voter records were linked to US citizens, while over 24,000 were linked to non-citizens, with 32 million records still to be analysed.

The bureau said non-citizen status was determined through cross-referencing against immigration records, including green-card, visa, foreign-student and DACA records, in the absence of any citizenship documentation.

Mexican nationals accounted for the largest share of identified non-citizen voters at 3,800, followed by Canada, the Philippines and Jamaica.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, whose department oversees the Census Bureau, said on X that the remaining 32 million records “will likely show tens of thousands of additional illegal voters.”

The findings feed into Trump’s long-running campaign for the SAVE America Act, which would mandate documentary proof of citizenship to register and photo identification to vote.

The bill has cleared the House but remains stalled in the Senate, where Democrats have argued it would disenfranchise eligible voters, and Republicans lack the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster.

The Census Bureau itself described the review as a “beginning analysis” and noted the preliminary findings do not establish that the identified votes affected the outcome of the presidential election.

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Abdul El-Sayed Lost Among U.S. Voters, Won With Muslim Bloc Vote

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This isn’t an American campaign.

Damning.

Poll numbers show that Abdul Mohammed El-Sayed narrowly lost among American voters in Michigan by 48.2% to 47.9%, but won among Muslim voters 94.1% to 5.9%.

What we’re seeing in Michigan is the same thing we saw when we tried to bring ‘democracy’ to Iraq and the Muslim vote. Instead of actual elections, we got bloc voting based on ethnicity and religion, and elections simply came down to majoritarian turnout.

Since Americans don’t vote in religious and ethnic lockstep in the same bloc way, Arab Muslims in Michigan were able to steamroll them and get Abdul Mohammed El-Sayed through.

We didn’t fix this problem in Iraq and we’re not going to fix it in Michigan except by recognizing what’s going on here.

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