July 18, 2026 at 6:22 PM EDT
Florida GOP Candidate Charged With Threatening To Kill Trump, Called Him 'The Antichrist'

William Upham, a 35-year-old former Marine and ex-state prosecutor from Jacksonville, is running for Congress as a Republican write-in candidate in Florida's 5th District. This week, he added a new campaign platform: assassinating the President. According to a DOJ criminal complaint, Upham posted a nearly seven-minute video to Instagram and Xitter over the weekend, filmed in his old USMC uniform, in which he informed voters that Donald Trump is the Antichrist, a false messiah, and -- per Upham's read of the situation -- someone who needs to die.

July 18, 2026 at 5:14 PM EDT
'Demoralizing': Epstein Survivors Stunned And Angry Following Meeting With Blanche

Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche finally met with some of the Epstein survivors after demands by Sen. Thom Tillis to meet with them, or don't expect his vote: Sen. Thom Tillis said Thursday his vote to confirm attorney general nominee Todd Blanche is contingent on Blanche meeting with victims of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

July 18, 2026 at 3:24 PM EDT
Secret Service Shielding Donald Trump Jr From BBC Subpoena: Filing

The Secret Service has blocked the BBC from serving Donald Trump Jr. with a subpoena seeking his Jan. 6 communications, according to a court filing Friday. The British Broadcasting Corporation disclosed the blockade in a filing that accused the Justice Department of a conflict of interest -- fighting the same subpoena in court that a fellow executive branch agency was stopping on the ground.

July 18, 2026 at 2:15 PM EDT
Democrats Demand Voter Fraud Investigation Into Ken Paxton

As I've previously reported, a blockbuster investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune recently found that crooked Ken Paxton voted six times in the past two years at an address where he almost certainly didn't live. The irony is that Paxton, the Texas attorney general now running for the U.S. Senate, fancies himself as the Eliot Ness of voter fraud prosecution. In February, he declared his office "will stop at nothing to uncover and stop any illegal voting activity" and announced the creation of a tip line.

July 18, 2026 at 12:50 PM EDT
GOP Rep Thinks You Need A Birth Certificate For Costco Membership

What a bunch of pathetic clowns these liars are. Rep. Ryan Zinke apparently thinks you need a birth certificate and proof of citizenship for a Costo membership since he conflated it with the requirements in their voter suppression bill during an appearance on Newsmax this Thursday: Appearing on Newsmax's "Wake Up America," the former Navy SEAL and interior secretary criticized House Democrats for blocking the annual National Defense Authorization Act, a bipartisan bill that traditionally authorizes military programs and pay raises for service members.

July 18, 2026 at 11:02 AM EDT
Sen. Warner Schools MAGA CBS Over Trump's Election Lies

Sen. Mark Warner, vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, had his hair on fire over Donald Trump's speech Thursday night. Warner appeared on CBS News after the speech. That was the only network to air it in full. Even Fox "News" cut away. Before Warner got to the dangerous lies spewed by Trump, he had some choice words for CBS News. "As an American, not as an elected official, I was embarrassed that the President of the United States went before a whole country and networks like yours carried this as news, as opposed to a rehash of falsehoods," Warner said, "and it is incumbent upon you and any responsible journalist to push back on these falsehoods."

July 18, 2026 at 9:33 AM EDT
DHS Sec. Mullin Threatens States That Refuse To Hand Over Voter Data With Jail Time

DHS Sec. Mark Wayne Mullen held a press conference to pretend the Save Act is law and threatened all state officials that, if they refused to comply with Donald Trump's fraudulent election-integrity claims, they would be punished with jail, fines, and sanctions. Is Mullen's only function to serve as Trump's fluffer?

July 18, 2026 at 8:16 AM EDT
Crybaby Trump: ABC/NBC Should Lose Their Licenses For Not Airing His Speech

During Donald Trump's speech Thursday night, he demanded that NBC and ABC News have their licenses revoked for refusing to air his lie-filled, election fraud propaganda snooze-fest. When I saw the news that ABC and NBC hadn't aired his garbage while the country suffers from his economic policies and war with Iran, I knew he would call them out.

July 18, 2026 at 6:32 AM EDT
Sen Markey Calls For Trump Impeachment Over Election Sabotage

After Donald Trump spread dangerous lies about the safety and security of our elections Thursday night, Sen. Ed Markey sounded a call to action for all Americans. "Trump must be impeached for undermining and subverting our free and fair elections," Markey posted on social media. "And when he sends ICE agents to the polls, then we must turn civic action into civil disobedience and take to the streets. Sit in. Protest. Withhold our labor. Everything must be on the table."

July 18, 2026 at 6:32 AM EDT
Mike's Blog Roundup

Balkinization - America at 250: a Christian nation? Crooked Timber - the dispensable nation: updated;

July 17, 2026 at 7:52 PM EDT
Friday Night Funnies: The Golden Girls

Anyone over 40 years old has had to have seen at least one episode of The Golden Girls. It won eleven Emmy Awards.

July 17, 2026 at 6:53 PM EDT
Jesse Watters Warns Testosterone-Fueled Soldiers Will Become 'Wild Animals' With Women

Fox News frat boy a-hole Jesse Watters responded to Pete Hegseth's call to screen for testosterone deficiencies in the military. It unintentionally warned women in and out of the US armed services to be careful because, "these guys are going to be wild animals." Watters is genuinely giddy about this even though he's clueless about the effects of Testosterone cypionate, enanthate, or any gel or topical solution they may have on men directly.