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TOP BELLWETHERS

Critical Fails in AI Industry Exposed – bellwetherintel.com

Two major AI security flaws have been revealed; corporations aren’t building safeguards into their AIs and there is a security vulnerability in the code itself.

Trump Wants Blanket NDA for Federal Workers – dc.report

President Trump is seeking to protect his administration from criminal leaks to the press that have occurred since he first became President. The Office of Personal Management (OPM) is proposing a rule from the Trump administration that would create a blanket NDA for all 2 million Federal workers.

NY City’s Socialist Housing Plan – americanistpress.com

NY Mayor Zohran Mamdani has unveiled a $22 billion housing plan he says will build and/or preserve 400,000 “affordable homes.” As part of the plan, all work done to make it possible will have to be done with explicit approval and by the terms of the unions.

American Fertility Hits All-Time Low, For Second Year in a Row – deconstructingwoke.com

The U.S. Fertility Rate for 2025 fell from the previous low in 2024 of 53.8 births per 1,000 females aged 15 to 44 to 53.1 births. The U.S. birthrate fell below replacement levels shortly after the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing pre-born human termination, or abortion, as it is commonly called.

Brain Spray Could Reverse Brain Aging – scitechwire.com

Texas A&M Scientists have developed a nasal spray that reduces inflammation in the brain. The spray is being heralded as a potential effective treatment for dementia and Alzheimer’s patients. Research leader Dr. Ashok Shetty said, “Brain age-related diseases like dementia are a major health concern worldwide. What we’re showing is brain aging can be reversed, to help people stay mentally sharp, socially engaged and free from age-related decline.”

Top Stories

  1. Iran media says negotiators seek $24 billion asset release in US deal– www.news24.com
  2. Israel says strike killed new chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza– www.cbsnews.com
  3. Another Rough Runoff Night for Trump Detractors – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
  4. Castros Will Leave Cuba Before U.S. Picks Up Raul– www.breitbart.com
  5. Chemical Tank Suffers Deadly Rupture In ‘Mass Casualty Scene,’ Officials Say– dailycaller.com
  6. South Carolina Senate Now Defying Trump on Maps – RedState– redstate.com
  7. Federal court strikes down Alabama’s redistricting effort — Republicans to APPEAL at Supreme Court– www.theblaze.com
  8. Senate GOP Leaders Pull a Bait-and-Switch With Reconciliation 3.0– www.dailysignal.com
  9. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei breaks silence to vow no US military bases in the region– www.euronews.com
  10. Cuba’s regime has no military answer to American power– www.washingtonexaminer.com

Radar Links

Oregon could vote to ban killing animals, even for food | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

Chinese AI experts in private firms now required to secure approval before international travel — Beijing enforces policy to secure top-tier talent, expands measures beyond government – Tom’s Hardware

Millions of AI agents imperiled by critical vulnerability in open source package– arstechnica.com

CNN Backs New Jersey Dems’ Performative Grandstanding at ICE Facility– www.newsbusters.org

Ethiopian Immigrant Has Fines Waived After Smearing Feces In Teen Girl’s Face Because He Is Broke– www.louderwithcrowder.com

US Says Iran War Disagreements Down To “A Word, A Sentence”– www.ndtv.com

China’s MiniMax loses bid to end Disney copyright lawsuit over AI system – Reuters

Minneapolis family charged in brutal assault on Savanah Hernandez granted restraining orders against TPUSA reporter, claim to be victims | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

GOP Senators Fight Restitution Harder Than Weaponization– thefederalist.com

An Autopsy on the Democrat 2024 Election Autopsy – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

Elderly Trump Supporter Not Expected To Survive After Savage Attack– trendingpoliticsnews.com

US Senate won’t take up ICE funding bill amid row over Trump’s ballroom, which president defends as ‘very good expenditure’ – live | US news– www.theguardian.com

Media’s Sick Report About Tulsi Gabbard’s Departure Rapidly Debunked– trendingpoliticsnews.com

Cuba’s regime has no military answer to American power– www.washingtonexaminer.com

California Chemical Explosion Could Reach Arizona, Expert Warns– crooksandliars.com

 

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Starlink Mini may finally cut the cord with a battery-powered dish– www.digitaltrends.com

Judge upholds Florida congressional map amid gerrymandering challenge – FOX 35 Orlando

GOOD NEWS: Longtime Democrat Rep. Al Green OUSTED in Texas Primary– wltreport.com

Rural counties vote to break away from California in new secession push – New York Post

GOP Secures Election Integrity Win In North Carolina– thefederalist.com

Beaver Scout Refuses To Bow To Allah During Prayer Demonstration On Field Trip– www.louderwithcrowder.com

University of Iowa students must take Intellectual Freedom classes whether they want to or not– boingboing.net

Viral video shows Vancouver man arrest after psychiatrist ‘certified’ him from a café– www.lifesitenews.com

Democratic Socialist Chris Rabb Will Be the Most Radical Member of Congress – RedState– redstate.com

US has deported thousands of Cubans and Venezuelans to danger in Mexico, Human Rights Watch says– abcnews.com

Biden DHS Released Nearly 90 Percent of Border Migrants Through Parole Program › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

Fed’s Logan Warns US Oil Production Won’t Fill Global Supply Gap– financialpost.com

Dog SHOOTS woman as labrador fires loaded shotgun from truck & hits nearby driver– www.thesun.co.uk

Trump’s anti-weaponization fund puts GOP cowards on trial– www.theblaze.com

Why Conservatives Are Trying to Kill the Voting Rights Act – Mother Jones– www.motherjones.com

Senate Republicans battle over future of parliamentarian– thehill.com

Zohran Mamdani admits he hasn’t heard back from Ken Griffin – Fox News

Former Rep. Colin Allred knocks off Rep. Julie Johnson in Texas House runoff – Politico– news.google.com

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv warns Belarus it has list of 500 targets ready if Lukashenko joins Putin’s war– www.independent.co.uk

Millions of people have been placed in new voting districts. Here’s where the redistricting stands – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos– news.google.com

Middleton Wins Republican Nomination in Texas AG Runoff– www.dailysignal.com

Trump blasts ‘terrible’ Dem Chicago leaders after driver allegedly plows into 5 cops during ‘teen takeover’ – New York Post

Scientists discover ancient single-celled ancestors still live on in your blood– www.sciencedaily.com

Mother allegedly abandoned blindfolded children in remote Europe forest– www.foxnews.com

Champion ethical hacker warns AI tools like Mythos could put her out of business– www.bbc.com

If China’s Robot Army Crosses the Yalu River – 조선일보

Anthropic asks religious thinkers to help shape Claude as pope warns about AI– www.scientificamerican.com

‘Judge’s appalling decision delivers no justice after girls raped by three boys’– www.mirror.co.uk

Strait of Hormuz Crisis: Chinese Import Cuts and U.S. Exports Buffer Oil Markets in 2026 – News and Statistics – IndexBox

‘Effective Altruist Movement’: Big Tech Elite Still Donating Big to Dems, A.I. Expert Warns– www.breitbart.com

China just launched a bunch of fake human embryos into space on a new research mission– www.scientificamerican.com

US and Armenia pledge to move forward on economic corridor during Rubio visit– www.euronews.com

DCCC Launches First General Election Digital Ad Campaign Targeting Vulnerable Pennsylvania Republicans – DCCC

California Governor Aims to Soften AI’s Impact on Workers Through New Executive Order: What Employers Need to Know – JD Supra

Irish councilor proposes tiny statue of mosquito blamed for killing invader Oliver Cromwell– boingboing.net

Syria Refuses To Take Back 700,000 Syrians From Germany: “They Are A Strategic Resource”– gellerreport.com

Squeezing Capacity from Multimodal Large Language Models for Subject-driven Generation– arxiv.org

Israel attacks Hamas leader in Gaza airstrike after one week on the job– www.washingtonexaminer.com

Leftists Plan Striptease Event To Raise Money For Convicted Antifa Terrorists– dailycaller.com

By Sabotaging Redistricting, SC GOPers Beg Voters To Fire Them– thefederalist.com

Top Briefs

White House Shooter Dead, Was Repeat Offender – mindfulintelligence.news

The White House came under gunfire with the President working inside at the time of the shooting. The attacker was killed by secret service. One bystander was injured. The attacker was 21-year-old Nasire Best. He has a history of mental illness. He also has a history of violating White House property. Go Deeper

Trump Creates J6 Reparations Fund – dc.report

President Trump has settled his lawsuit with the Department of Justice over the prosecution of himself and others through what he alleges is lawfare. The settlement requires the DOJ to create a $1.9 billion fund that will be used to compensate those prosecuted by the Biden administration for “political reasons. Go Deeper

Mosque Attack Leaves 3 Dead – bellwetherintel.com

Three men were killed by two teen shooters in an apparent anti-Islamist attack on a mosque in San Diego. One gunman later killed the other gunman before killing himself. A suicide note confirms the anti-Islamist motivation behind the attacks, according to the police. Go Deeper

Tulsi Steps Down after Husband’s Cancer Diagnosis – americanistpress.com

At the end of June of this year, the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, will no longer be serving in that office. Gabbard has announced her intention to resign to take care of her husband, Abraham, who has been diagnosed with a rare bone cancer. Go Deeper

Parents Lose Child to California’s Trans Police – deconstructingwoke.com

California has officially used the doctrine that a child can choose their sex to take that child away from their parents. California now wants to put the girl up for adoption after the mother lost custody of her daughter in a court ruling. It is presumed the adopting adults most agree to transition the girl to a boy if she chooses to. The girl was 15 at the time she was placed into state custody. The girl is the daughter of a Ukrainian immigrant, Alexandra Lyaschenko, who herself is hiding in Florida to prevent the state of California from taking her son into custody as well. The state of California also wants to put her son in the foster care system because his mother refuses to allow him to transition to a girl. Go Deeper

Trump House Man Murdered by Suspected Progressive – americanistpress.com

The man who gained internet fame thanks to his “Trump House” has died after his neighbor punched him in the jaw. The Trump House owner was Terry Sherron, who was 69, and was also a veteran. He was murdered by 32-year-old Thomas Caleb Butler. The motivation for the attack was not given, but Sherron had been complaining his flags were being stolen and vandalized. The police have not commented on the case beyond identifying the suspect and describing the event from the point of the punch being thrown and Sherron falling and hitting his head on the ground. Go Deeper

States Move to Prevent More Worship Service Takeovers – bellwetherintel.com

A handful of states have passed or are attempting to pass legislation to protect worship services from political protestors. The move comes after local authorities failed to move decisively when anti-ICE protestors raided a Minneapolis church in the middle of their service to protest the pastor’s connection to ICE. Go Deeper

Nigerian Christians Rescued from Jihadists – thebethlehem.com

The Nigerian government rescued 92 Nigerian Christians, including seven children, from jihadists who appeared to be attempting to enslave them. Nigeria’s military spokesperson Sani Uba said, “Converging on the terrorists in a well-coordinated pursuit toward the Mangari-Dora general area, Operation HADIN KAI troops engaged the insurgents and forced them to abandon their captives and flee in confusion.” Go Deeper

Canada Rejects Private Property Rights Protections Over First Nations Claims – mindfulintelligence.news

A bid by the conservatives to get the Canadian parliament to pass a resolution recognizing private property rights in the wake of “First Nations” claims was rejected by the majority liberal party. Go Deeper

Operation Firewall Snatches Hundreds of California’s Child Predators – thebethlehem.com

The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force conducted raids in five California counties that led to 40 children being rescued from a child trafficking operation. 341 suspected child predators were also arrested. Go Deeper

 

Top Newslinks

  1. Video. Thousands rally in Madrid demanding Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez resign– www.euronews.com
  2. Five Chicago police officers struck by driver while breaking up ‘teen takeover’ | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
  3. Ballot Betrayal: Furious Americans Turn on Thune as He Stalls SAVE Act in Senate Swamp– gellerreport.com
  4. Iranian Backed Terrorist Planned to Target Ivanka Trump, Had Blueprint of Her House – RedState– redstate.com
  5. Trump Says US Will Deploy 5,000 More Troops to Poland, Reversing Planned Cuts › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
  6. The Fight to Contain the Ebola Outbreak in Africa Just Got Harder– townhall.com
  7. Muslim Nations Must Join Abraham Accords to Be Part of Iran Deal › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
  8. South Carolina House Passes New Redistricting Map to Eliminate Powerful Democrat Congressman’s District– slaynews.com
  9. House Panel Flags Maryland’s Mail Ballot ‘Error’– www.dailysignal.com
  10. Trump-backed Ed Gallrein beats Rep. Thomas Massie, chilling new details emerge in mosque shooting (Video)– nypost.com

 

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Mystery as boy, 12, found strangled to death on banks of French river as cops launch murder probe– www.thesun.co.uk

Middle East crisis live: Trump says blockade on Iran will remain in ‘full force’ until deal is reached | Middle East and north Africa– www.theguardian.com

Blast targeting train kills at least 20 in Pakistan– www.bbc.com

Iran agrees in principle to dispose of highly-enriched uranium, senior U.S. official says– www.cbsnews.com

Nancy Mace Defames SPLC: ‘Every Single One Of Them Should Go To Jail’– crooksandliars.com

Iran’s supreme leader is holed up in undisclosed location, U.S. intelligence says– www.cbsnews.com

“Agreement With Iran Must Eliminate Nuclear Danger”: Netanyahu To Trump– www.ndtv.com

AI agents are quietly generating chaos engineering failures enterprises don’t track yet– venturebeat.com

China’s DeepSeek trims the price of its flagship AI model by 75%, and it could be a huge shift– www.digitaltrends.com

Iran-US war latest: Tehran brands Trump ‘inconsistent with reality’ after he announces peace deal is ‘largely negotiated’– www.independent.co.uk

China detains mine officials after deadliest coal mine disaster since 2009 kills 82 in Shanxi – The Watchers – Watching the world evolve and transform

Microsoft AI Chief Warns All White-Collar Jobs Will Be Automated Within 18 Months– slaynews.com

New York Times Leaves Out Huge Chunk Of New Gun Owner’s Story To Preach Anti-2A Message– dailycaller.com

Meta cuts 8000 jobs as Zuckerberg pivots company to AI focus – The Australian

More Details on Shooting Outside White House, Including Alleged Shooter ID – RedState– redstate.com

Armed Suspect Dead After Firing at Secret Service Officers Near the White House– wltreport.com

U.S. Secret Service issues preliminary statement after shooting incident near the White House – wbbjtv.com

DNC Chair Disowns Democrats’ 2024 Election Autopsy After ‘Painful’ Trump Defeat: ‘Punch to the Gut’– slaynews.com

In Hearing On Court-Packing, Not A Single Democrat Disavowed It– thefederalist.com

Planned Parenthood Starts Selling Abortion Pills to Women Who Aren’t Even Pregnant– www.lifenews.com

Porno or Pro-Life? Colorado School Bans Pro-Life– www.newsbusters.org

Democrat Candidate Slammed For Calling Purple Heart Recipient ‘Dumb Motherf***er’ Who Didn’t ‘Deserve To Live’– wltreport.com

Minnesota daycare owner in viral Nick Shirley video charged in $4.6 million fraud scheme– www.washingtonexaminer.com

Texas: Democrat Maureen Galindo Pledges to Imprison ‘American Zionists’ at Internment Camps– gellerreport.com

Teachers Union Boss Used $1.4 Million In Union Resources to Write ‘Manifesto’ Book › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

Rep. Mike Collins Heads to Georgia GOP Senate Runoff– www.breitbart.com

Manifesto, Weapons Recovered From Suspects in San Diego Islamic Center Shooting– legalinsurrection.com

Trump DOJ Sues Colorado, Denver Over Gun Bans– www.standingforfreedom.com

In Texas Primary, RINOs Show How Much They Hate Their Voters– thefederalist.com

Trump Demands Senate Leader John Thune Fire Parliamentarian– www.lifenews.com

UK teen rape victim says judge’s ruling felt ‘like a rock in my face’ after three boys spared jail | World News– timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Jeanine Pirro Threatens Parents After Wild Teens Create Disturbing Scene in D.C. Restaurant– www.westernjournal.com

Sunny Hostin Calls for Open, Andor-Style ‘Rebellion’ to Fight Trump, GOP– www.newsbusters.org

Trump safe as US Secret Service kills gunman who opened fire near White House– www.news24.com

Potential death toll from Ebola outbreak in DR Congo tops 200 – Society & Culture– tass.com

Venezuela’s Machado vows another run for presidency, eyes return from exile– abcnews.com

Trump’s Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about Jan. 6 defendants– abcnews.com

‘A bridge too far?’: As GOP senators revolt, Trump defends fund– www.latimes.com

Tom Steyer shatters self-funding record in California governor’s race– www.latimes.com

Mali’s military leader is consolidating power. Why this is dangerous – Polity.org.za

By STAFF

This digest covers political, world, cultural, market, and sci-tech news from May 8-11, 2026.

Top Briefs

Progressives in Virginia are already strategizing how to overcome their state’s Supreme Court ruling that struck down their new redistricting map. The map would have given the progressives 4 more U.S. House seats. Now, they are looking to force retirement by lowering the retirement age of the court so they can replace the new retirees with progressive lawyers. Go Deeper

The local election in Britin have seen Labour, the current party in power, lose 1,496 local seats, while the conservatives lost 564 seats. The big winners were Reform UK, which gained 1,451 seats, and Restore UK, which won the only 10 seats they were running for by margins more than double the second-place finisher. Go Deeper

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to phase of U.S. financial support of its military down to zero. He stated, “I want to draw down to zero the American financial support, the financial component of the military cooperation that we have,” he said. “Because we receive – we receive $3.8 billion a year. And I – I think that it’s time that we weaned ourselves from the remaining military support.” Go Deeper

Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) stands accused of exposing top secret information on CBS News’ Face the Nation. He was reacting after having attended a Pentagon classified briefing on the Iran War’s impact on stockpiled weapons. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is seeking legal counsel on whether charges can be brought against Kelly or not. He told Face the Nation, “… the numbers are, I think it’s fair to say it’s shocking how deep we have gone into these magazines, because this president got our country into this without a strategic goal, without a plan, without a timeline, and because of that, we’ve expended a lot of munitions, and that means the American people are less safe, whether it’s a conflict in the western Pacific with China or somewhere else in the world, the munitions are depleted. You may have seen me ask the Secretary of Defense this question about how long it’s going to take to replenish. We’re talking about years.” Go Deeper

North Korea’s constitution has been changed to compel the nation to launch a nuclear attack should their leader, Kim Jung Un, get killed. Go Deeper

A Washington Post report claiming one CIA analysis gave Iran 4 months to withstand the blockade on its country. A senior intelligence official called those claims false. The unnamed official also claimed the blockade “is inflicting real, compounding damage, severing trade, crushing revenue, and aceleating systemic economic collapse.” Go Deeper

Top U.S. officials, including Scott Bessent, the Secretary of the Treasury, met to discuss the growing threat Anthropic now poses on the U.S. banking industry. The threat comes from the announcement that Anthropic’s next model can beat humans in exploiting software security vulnerabilities. Go Deeper

The rise of Australia’s One Nation party has culminated in the party’s first lower House seat win in the national parliament. The party emerged in response to the disenfranchisement with the major political parties, left and right, by “average” Australians. Go Deeper

An experiment at the University of Rochester shows the long-life genes of moles could be transplanted to mice, producing mice that live longer than average mice. Rochester University’s Biology and Medicine Professor Vera Gorbunova explained, “Our study provides a proof of principle that unique longevity mechanisms that evolved in long-lived mammalian species can be exported to improve the lifespans of other mammals.” Go Deeper

A medical research lab in Tokyo is being entirely run by AI. The Institute of Science Tokyo’s Yushima campus developed and runs the All-AI lab. Go Deeper

 

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TOP BRIEFS

1. U.S. AI Firms to go through Government Safety Screen – mindfulintelligence.news

America’s major AI companies, including Google and Microsoft, have agreed to submit all new AI models to the Federal government’s Commerce Department for a national security safety review/ This review will be conducted by the Commerce Department’s Center for AI Standards.

2. MAGA wins Bigly in Indiana – dc.report

Five of the seven republican Indiana state senators that voted against the redistricting measure that would eliminate Democrat seats in the U.S. House lost decisively to Trump-endorsed candidates in the GOP Primary. Four other Trump-endorsed candidates won their primaries decisively as well.

3. Rubio Claims “Operation Epic Fury” is over – bellwetherintel.com

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the end of “Operation Epic Fury,” claiming the offensive part of the war with Iran is over. Rubio claimed in a White House press briefing, “The operation, Epic Fury, is concluded. We achieved the objections of that operation. This is the first step toward reopening the strait,” he added. “We are doing it not only because we were asked, but because we are the only ones that can.” Go Deeper

4. China Gatekeeping U.S. Military from China Defense Industry Threats – scitechwire.com

The U.S. is allegedly paying a CCP-connected firm to help identify potential stealth risks from embedding Chinese technology into the U.S. military. This claim is coming from the Washington Times; they cite anonymous military tech analysts within the industry. Go Deeper

5. CCP terrorizes Dissenters on American Soil – extinctwire.com

A former CCP agent told CBN News he was part of an operation to identify and silence former Chinese citizens in America who spoke out against the party. He told CBN they use threats, entrapment, and even kidnapping. He claimed, “The United Front is something that’s being defined by the Chinese Communist Party as one of its ‘secret’ or ‘magic’ weapons. And essentially its task is two things: On the one hand, expand the circle of friends of the Chinese Communist Party. So, co-opting or influencing, politicians, media, academia, and entrepreneurs. But on the other hand, its task is also to crack down on critics, to silence them, to divide them.” Go Deeper

6. Omar Thumbs State Inquiry – americanistpress.com

Democrat Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is under investigation for suspicion on fraud by the state of Minnesota. She failed to meet a deadline to turn over documents related to that investigation.

7. Sickle Cell Cure Might Soon be on the Way – scitechwire.com

If not an outright cure, a new discovery could turn Sickle Cell Anemia from a deadly and painful chronic disease to a curable, or at least manageable disease. The discovery comes from Swee Lay Thein and Stuart Orkin. Go Deeper

8. Trump Gives Teen Fighting Chance Against Cancer – thebethlehem.com

A 15-year-old teen boy from Louisiana was running out of options in his fight against cancer. A viral video brought his plea to President Trump, who promptly moved to get the boy the special treatment he needs to continue his fight for life.

Top Newslinks

  1. ‘RINO’ Indiana Senate incumbents lose BIGLY to Trump-endorsed challengers– www.theblaze.com
  2. Trump orders military to pause effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz – The Washington Post
  3. US Proposes Resolution to UNSC to Defend Free Navigation, Secure Hormuz; Rubio Says ‘Test’ for UN – Republic World
  4. Vivek Ramaswamy: Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor– timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  5. Reporter Uncovers Stunning Fraud Red Flags in America’s Second-Biggest Somali Enclave– www.westernjournal.com
  6. Romanian government collapses after losing no-confidence vote – Europe live | World news– www.theguardian.com
  7. Post-poll violence in Bengal leaves 4 dead, dozens injured – The Times of India
  8. Education Department probes ‘all-women’ Smith College for admitting trans students– www.thecollegefix.com
  9. Trump tells shocked kids Iran ‘was two weeks away from killing you’ | World | News– www.express.co.uk
  10. Fed-up Justice Alito Just Leveled 5 Humiliating Insults at Justice Jackson in Withering Majority Opinion– www.westernjournal.com

Radar Links

  1. Leftist Censorship Groups Advise AI Company Anthropic– www.dailysignal.com
  2. Top Trump advisers urge China to leverage Iran ties to reopen Strait of Hormuz to global traffic– www.euronews.com
  3. Final Persian Gulf Oil Shipment Reaches California Amid Supply Fears– legalinsurrection.com
  4. IDF kills Hamas commander linked to Oct. 7 Nova massacre in Gaza airstrike– www.foxnews.com
  5. Black Democrat Elected Mayor In Deep-Red Texas City– crooksandliars.com
  6. Greene wins Michigan Senate special election, Democrats retain control of chamber – Michigan Advance
  7. 3 killed in latest U.S. strike on suspected drug boat in eastern Pacific, Pentagon says– www.cbsnews.com
  8. Syria says it dismantled Hezbollah-linked cell plotting assassinations | Conflict News– www.aljazeera.com
  9. Europe’s jet fuel supplies should fall below the key 23-day shortage threshold in June– fortune.com
  10. US ‘Welcomes’ Vatican Input on AI Regulation, Says Ambassador Burch – National Catholic Register
  11. REVEALED: Far-left UVU groups celebrate Charlie Kirk assassination, target TPUSA, Trump admin | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
  12. Louisiana Bill Would Educate Teens About Development of Unborn Babies– www.lifenews.com
  13. Planned Parenthood Gender Drugs Raise Fertility Concerns– www.standingforfreedom.com
  14. Social Media Threats: Comey’s Indictment Trivializes Serious Online Attacks Against Politicians | American Enterprise Institute– www.aei.org
  15. When strength in numbers stops working: Climate extremes rewrite monkey society in Costa Rica– phys.org

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  1. Offensive stage of Iran war is over, US Secretary of State Rubio says– bbc.com
  2. Justice Department seeks the names of 2020 election workers in Georgia’s Fulton County – Decatur Daily– google.com
  3. New poll shows Paxton leading Cornyn in Texas US Senate runoff – AOL.com
  4. Danielle Smith blasts Liberal bill: ‘I don’t want to see the police monitoring Sunday services’– lifesitenews.com
  5. UAE under attack from more Iranian drones & missiles for second day running as Trump tries to reopen Strait of Hormuz– thesun.co.uk
  6. Drone patrols proposed in The Hill to boost neighborhood safety – FOX 2
  7. xAI’s Fast, Cheap Data Center Build-Out Has Hidden Costs – The Information
  8. EU invites firms to join new Ukraine drone alliance – The Straits Times
  9. Fake ‘AI Rabbis’ flood TikTok with antisemitic content, new study finds – The Jerusalem Post
  10. Chevron CEO warns of oil shortages from Strait of Hormuz closure – qz.com
  11. Virginia Dems Are Officially Freaking Out That Their Gerrymandered Map Could Get Trashed– com
  12. Michigan Senate race: El-Sayed’s ties to extremist fuel antisemitism concerns among Jewish voters – Fox News
  13. US lawmakers seek transparency on Israel nuclear program – The Jerusalem Post
  14. FDA Is Hiding Studies Showing Vaccines Safe And Effective– com
  15. An open letter to King Charles III – from a Jeffrey Epstein survivor– glamourmagazine.co.uk
  16. Minneapolis City Council to vote on gun control ordinance despite state law limits – FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
  17. After Beijing openly defies US sanctions, Trump says China has ‘been very respectful’ – KMPH
  18. Intel Shares Rocket 14% On Talks Of Apple Deal For Device Processors – NDTV Profit
  19. Policies needed to share AI-generated intel across NATO countries, official says – Defense News
  20. ACLU, Civil Rights Groups Sue to Block Texas Border Security Law from Taking Effect › American Greatness– com

 

 

Top Briefs

  1. Abortion Pill Mailer Ban Lifted by SCOTUS – mindfulintelligence.news
    After a lower court issued an injunction temporarily blocking the abortion pill from being delivered through the mail, SCOTUS has lifted the injunction. The abortion pill will continue to be available online until the matter is fully adjudicated in the courts. The ruling could make abortion an issue in the 2026 midterms. This is an issue that favors the Democrats. Go Deeper
  2. Homeschoolers face CPS Call in Connecticut – thebethlehem.com
    If you want to take your child out of the public school system in Connecticut, your family will be subject to a visit from the Department of Children’s Protective Services. Go Deeper
  3. Florida Gop Gerrymandering Map Signed – dc.report
    Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a new U.S. House redistricting plan that will give the GOP 4 more seats. The law was immediately challenged in state courts. Go Deeper
  4. Spirit Airlines Loses its Spirit – bellwetherintel.com
    Spirit Airlines had a 34-year run that came to an end this month after the company declared bankruptcy. They shut down all operations and are now in the process of selling off their assets, including their planes. Go Deeper
  5. Senate Hopeful Arrested for Threatening to Kill Trump – Extinctwire.com
    Raymond Chandler III of Alleghany County, PA was Democrat U.S. Senate candidate until he was arrested for threatening to murder President Trump. His plan was to threaten a U.S. Senator’s daughter if the Senator didn’t walk into the oval office and assassinate President Trump. Go Deeper
  6. Dying GameStop Grabs for eBay – BWI – bellwetherintel.com
    As GameStop continues to struggle to stay afloat, it looks to make a $56 billion bid to buy eBay. The problem is they cannot show how they could pay for it. Go Deeper
  7. America’s Europe Troop Cuts Begin – Bellwether Intel
    President Donald Trump announced a 5,000 troop cut in Germany, adding more is to come. He said, “We’re going to cut way down. And we’re cutting a lot further than 5,000.” Go Deeper
  8. Alberta Wants to Leave Canada – Bellwether Intel
    Leaders of the separatist movement of Canada’s western province Alberta claim to have enough signatures to trigger a vote on separation from Canada. Go Deeper
  9. Keep Your Personal Data at Home Even When You Buy Online – scitechwire
    Harvard has created a digital open-source wallet that keeps your private data from being shared online. The digital wallet keeps your personal data on your phone, validating your purchases without relying on a third-party source to do so. Go Deeper
  10. Epstein Ranch was Eugenics Paradise? – Extinct Wire
    New leaked Epstein Files point to forced pregnancies of teens in Eugenics experiments conducted on Epstein’s ranch, Zorro Ranch. Go Deeper

 

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Radar Links

  1. White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released– www.nytimes.com
  2. SCOTUS declines to hear Stockton lawsuit over doctors penalized for allegedly spreading COVID-19 misinformation – krem.com
  3. DCCC Caught Putting ‘Thumb on the Scale’ in 2026 Primaries, ‘Narrowing Democracy’ – RedState– redstate.com
  4. Canada to host NATO-backed global defence bank, Vancouver awaits HQ decision | Daily Hive | Urbanized – Daily Hive
  5. The US fights to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as the UAE comes under attack in a test of Iran truce – AP News– news.google.com
  6. Staffer for Dem Sen. Cory Booker Who Brought Gun Into Capitol Without a License Saw Charges Quickly Dropped: DOJ– www.westernjournal.com
  7. Mamdani Calls ICE ‘Cruel and Inhumane’ After Anti-ICE Mob Violently Riots in Support of Criminal Illegal › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
  8. The Redistricting War Has Just Begun– www.dailysignal.com
  9. America’s AI Rules Are Being Written in Courtrooms | American Enterprise Institute– www.aei.org
  10. China Construction Bank (CICHF) Receives a Buy from Goldman Sachs – The Globe and Mail
  11. Trump considering federal AI model oversight – Mashable
  12. EU Leaders Respond to Question on National Identity and Globalism at EPC Summit in Yerevan – The Armenian Report
  13. ‘Nature’ Retracts Paper on the Benefits of ChatGPT in Education– www.404media.co
  14. Trump Goes All In On Regime Change In Cuba– thefederalist.com
  15. Earth’s origin mystery cracked? Meteorites may hold the secret to life’s ingredients |– timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

More Links

  1. Supreme Court Agrees to Fast-Track Louisiana Voting Map Decision – The New York Times– news.google.com
  2. Elon Musk Settles SEC Case Over Twitter Disclosure Delay, Pays $1.5m Penalty – Arise News
  3. South Korea to probe ship fire in Strait of Hormuz, Trump blames Iranian attack– www.channelnewsasia.com
  4. 21 people killed and dozens injured in massive explosion at fireworks plant in China– www.euronews.com
  5. US and Gulf States to Arrange New UN Resolution on Strait of Hormuz – VOI.id
  6. DOJ Investigating Alleged Antitrust Violations by Major Meatpackers– legalinsurrection.com
  7. WaPo Admits Many Democrat Voters Can’t Prove They’re Citizens– thefederalist.com
  8. The CCP May Isolate Taiwan Through Maritime and Air Customs Inspections, Warns Researcher – visiontimes.com
  9. China’s ‘lying flat’ youth movement politicised as national security concern: Report – IANS LIVE
  10. India loses its last left-wing government after five decades | Politics News– www.aljazeera.com
  11. Anti-MAHA GOP Senate Trio Colluded to Knock Off Trump Surgeon General Nominee: Report – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
  12. Attacks in Strait of Hormuz, Gulf region imperil fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire– www.washingtonpost.com
  13. Ohio Christian Org Vows to Fight on as Crosses Rejected– www.dailysignal.com
  14. China Makes AI-powered Robots Core of National Strategy – IFR International Federation of Robotics
  15. Putin issues ‘nuclear’ missile warning to Ukraine over Red Square parade | World | News– www.express.co.uk
  16. China blocks US funding for AI startups amid Meta acquisition tensions – Crypto Briefing
  17. China is expanding its influence by arming the Global South – ThinkChina
  18. China develops an armed electric flying vehicle with missile launchers, machine guns and autonomous flight for urban security missions – OkDiario
  19. U.S. denies Iran claim of striking American vessel in Strait of Hormuz – National– globalnews.ca
  20. Chinese humanoids are leaving American robots in the dust – Fast Company
  21. Drones Scanning Earth’s Glaciers Are Paving the Way for Future Mars Helicopters– www.universetoday.com

 

By STAFF

This digest covers political, world, cultural, market, and sci-tech news from April 18-20, 2026.

This digest contains the Global Outlook, Headlines Missed, and People Advance Digests.

TOP NEWS TAGS

  1. Iran War
  2. 2026 Elections
  3. Trump Deportations
  4. Ukraine War
  5. Trump Pope

GLOBAL OUTLOOK

  1. TRANSGENDER CARE FOR KIDS, SAYS DISTRICT JUDGEUnited States District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai has ruled that the HHS’s declaration that gender-affirming care for children is unsafe and ineffective is unconstitutional. The judge sided with the 22 progressive-led states, which argued the federal government did not have the legal authority to make such a determination.
  2. META’S DOWNSIZING CONTINUEs – The parent company of Facebook, Meta, has announced plans to lay off nearly 10% of its total workforce, 8,000 positions, starting in early May 2026. These layoffs may not be the only layoffs, as more might be announced after May of this year.
  3. TRUMP DOWN BIGLY – President Trump’s approval ratings have fallen to 37% according to an NBC News poll. This is the lowest rating the poll has recorded during the President’s second term. His disapproval rating has hit 62%, with 50% now strongly disapproving.

HEADLINES MISSED

  1. FISA COURT QUASHES SPY TOOL, TRUMP DISSENTSThe Trump administration is fighting a FISA court ruling that prevents the government from specifically searching for individuals online who have merely contacted a foreigner. The administration is challenging the FISA court as the court’s existence comes up for renewal this April 30. The GOP-led House extended the program by unanimous consent vote during a late-night session.
  2. AI IS BECOMING A UTILITY – More and more Americans have begun making AI subscription services a part of their essential household budget. Since 2024, paid AI subscriptions have increased by 38%. The paid AI subscription service market is expected to exponentially expand over the next two years.
  3. RIOT BOTS AND THE CCP – China hopes to soon deploy robots to control future rioters. The People’s Armed Police Force (PAP) is already testing the possibility in preparation for a potential mass riot event.

PEOPLE ADVANCE

  1. CHARLIE KIRK HONORED WITH 1A PROTECTING LAWS – Kansas joins a growing list of states which passed laws honoring the late assassinated American activist Charlie Kirk. The laws have one thing in common, they both protect rights enumerated in the 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. These rights are the right to religious liberty and the right to freedom of speech.
  2. WOKE HEALTH PANEL NO MORE – RFK Jr. is vowing to replace the “woke” panel currently in charge of choosing what preventative care gets covered by Obamacare. Kennedy plans on replacing the current allegedly “woke” members of the U.S. Preventative Service Task Force, saying “We’re now bringing new members on who have a clear mission.”
  3. DIRT-POWERED BATTERIES – Researchers from Northwestern University have invented a fuel cell that is powered by microbes found in soil. Northwestern alumnus Bill Yen, who led the work, said of their proof-of-concept, “We need to find alternatives that can provide low amounts of energy to power a decentralized network of devices… we looked to soil microbial fuel cells, which use special microbes to break down soil and use that low amount of energy to power sensors. As long as there is organic carbon in the soil for the microbes to break down, the fuel cell can potentially last forever.”

STORIES WE’RE WATCHING

  1. Donald Trump ‘planning shock nuclear retreat’ to end conflict with Iran– www.mirror.co.uk
  2. Republicans stare down a growing, neverending FISA crisis– www.politico.com
  3. Liberal Supreme Court Judges Delayed Dobbs Decision as Conservatives Faced Death Threats– www.lifenews.com
  4. WATCH: Massive Crowd Tries To Storm Wisconsin Research Facility, Police Respond– wltreport.com
  5. Trump’s Christian Advisers Tell Him ‘He Is God’– www.newsbusters.org
  6. Anchor babies account for nearly 10% of US births: report | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
  7. United States proposes record-high $1.5 trillion defense budget for 2027, marking largest increase since World War II – Defence Industry Europe
  8. Starmer orders inquiry into any security concerns over Mandelson’s tenure in US | Keir Starmer– www.theguardian.com
  9. Vance ‘grateful’ to Pope Leo for downplaying Trump rift, says media ‘gins up conflict’ | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
  10. 8 children killed in mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, police say – CBS News

 

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