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The Democratic Socialists of America have adopted a strategy to exploit the Democratic Party’s ballot access to boost their own candidates at the expense of incumbents, a plan which achieved remarkable success in New York City this week. The victory of two DSA-backed candidates and one former member delivered a shock to the Democratic Party establishment, which has begun to call for better policing of the party’s primaries against candidates who are only seeking to exploit it, not join it. “I say this with no ill will or animosity: if you hate the Democratic Party, then please don’t run for our nomination,”

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pointedly warning leftist nonprofits engaged in fraud, violence, improper politics, foreign collusion or terrorism that they could face penalties far more severe than just losing their tax-exempt status, including criminal prosecutions of their officers and trustees and the forfeiture of their financial assets. "Nonprofit status is a privilege," Bessent said Friday night in a wide-ranging interview on the Just the News, No Noise television show. "It is a privilege, the right to be exempt from paying taxes, being able to take donations that are tax-deductible, and have private citizens apply that against their taxes.

In a video message, Mamdani criticized the 6-3 decision from the Supreme Court, stating that it “is putting so many people’s lives in jeopardy,” adding that New Yorkers stand “in solidarity with all of those who are concerned” by the ruling. In his video message, Mamdani also stated that it was “cruel” to have “people who frankly taught the world about freedom, have their own freedom be put in jeopardy,” the New York Post reported. “Many of you know, this is a city of eight and a half million people, more than three million of us were born elsewhere —

California's lunatic "wealth tax," it seems, is to be on the 2026 ballot. It's one of the dumbest ideas in the history of taxation, advocated and planned by some of the most economically ignorant people to ever turn oxygen into CO2, which doesn't mean plenty of lefties won't vote for it. The once-Golden State's impeccably coiffed Governor Gavin Newsom, with a note of panic in his virtual voice, wants Californians to know he's voting "no," and why he wants them to vote against the measure as well. It's a little late to be worried about that now; this has been a key part of the Great Sorting,

Rahm Emanuel knows his way around Democrat politics. He was chief of staff in the Obama White House and served as mayor of Chicago. During a recent appearance on CNN, he spoke about the DSA victories in New York City this week and he made a very good point. These wins didn’t really help the Democrats to grow. They only took blue seats and made them darker blue. There are plenty of reasons for conservatives to dislike Rahm Emanuel, but he is exactly right about this.

North Carolina tax return preparation business owner has joined seven former colleagues in pleading guilty to a scheme that sought almost $25 million in false COVID-19 relief tax refunds. The Justice Department on Wednesday announced that the company’s owner, Nejlai Mitchell, filed fake tax returns based on a paid sick and family leave credit — which Congress passed to help struggling businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic — from April 2022 through May 2023. The IRS paid out approximately $13.9 million in false tax refund claims due to the conspiracy, which operated out of the North Carolina cities of Lumberton and Hope Mills, according to documents and statements presented in court.

The former Los Angeles fire chief is suing Mayor Karen Bass for defamation related to the devastating Palisades Fire. Kristin Crowley was removed from her position on Feb. 21, 2025, weeks after the blaze began. The fire, which hit the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles and nearby communities such as Malibu, burned 23,448 acres, destroyed 6,833 structures and killed 12 people. In the lawsuit, Crowley claims Bass made and continues to make false statements about her and has damaged her reputation. Bass demoted Crowley but did not fire her from the department, where Crowley continues to work as an assistant chief in the Valley Bureau.

Another democratic socialist, pro-Palestine, pro-Iran candidate has won in New York City. Unlike Mamdani, she is more candid. Her organization openly states that it seeks the destruction of Western civilization. Darializa Avila Chevalier, 32, defeated five-term incumbent Adriano Espaillat, 71, chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, in the Democratic primary for NY-13 on June 23. A Columbia University alumna, Muslim, and current PhD candidate at CUNY, Avila Chevalier is a member of the NYC Democratic Socialists of America, endorsed by UAW Region 9A and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and advances to the November general election in what is a safe Democratic seat.

In back-to-back rulings this week, two federal judges dealt significant blows to separate pillars of President Trump's election-integrity agenda, concluding that both Executive Order 14248 ("Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections") and one of the initiative's principal implementation mechanisms ran afoul of federal law. On Monday, D.C. District Court Judge Sparkle Sooknanan dismantled the administration's implementation of the expanded SAVE system, holding that it violates the Privacy Act, the Social Security Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).

In a delightful case of FAFO, a professional complainer unwittingly acted out the precise meaning of DEI when taken to its logical conclusion, breaking the law and the social contract in one fell swoop, and lost her lefty sinecure as a consequence. Our story begins with a video of the grievance monger manifesting everything that is despicable about the entire "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" racket. Namely, the notion that one's immutable genetics and chromosomes, as well as one's exotic sexual proclivities, entitle certain people to help themselves to public resources, paid for by the labor of others, and no matter the mess they leave behind.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred responded to Missouri Senator Josh Hawley’s congressional investigation on Friday, doubling down on the MLB’s decisions to bar players from wearing Bible verses on their uniforms while allowing pride-themed uniforms to be worn. Manfred further blamed the San Francisco Giants for “inadequate” communication with its players for the recent controversy. This comes after Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp and relief pitchers JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker stood up to the League’s liberal agenda being foisted upon players and fans by writing verses from Genesis on their hats.

Sir Keir Starmer wants to force social networks and video platforms to make BBC content more prominent. Under plans to further restrict private media firms, news from public service broadcasters would be given priority to fight “disinformation”. The proposals will set Sir Keir on a collision course with tech giants already frustrated by his under-16s social media ban. The Government is expected to start a consultation this week on the rules, which would force platforms such as Facebook and YouTube to boost content from the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. Sources at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport said the rules would make it easier for Britons to “discover trusted news sources” online.