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Dem Strategist Waves White Flag on Voter ID While Party Clings to Shady Elections [WATCH]
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Dem Strategist Waves White Flag on Voter ID While Party Clings to Shady Elections [WATCH]

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A Fox News panel discussed growing public support for voter identification requirements, arguing that election integrity measures remain essential as lawmakers continue debating the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act.

Host Harris Faulkner opened the segment by reacting to comments from Democratic strategist James Carville, who recently urged Democrats to stop opposing voter ID requirements.

“Is he okay?” Faulkner asked. She noted that Carville was telling Democrats “to give up the fight over voter ID,” adding that he believes it is “a terrible hill to die on for Democrats.”

Faulkner pointed to new Fox News polling showing broad support for voter identification requirements.

“New Fox polling shows voters overwhelmingly support ID requirements for when you vote,” she said. “Roughly eight in 10 said photo ID should be required to prove U.S. citizenship before registering to vote or casting a ballot.”

She also highlighted scrutiny surrounding Sen. Rick Blumenthal after records allegedly showed an illegal immigrant whose release he had supported was registered to vote in Connecticut.

“The local GOP posted the receipts online,” Faulkner said, explaining that “a request came in from a Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, and a day later, an illegal alien was an active registered voter in West Hartford.”

Faulkner noted that Fox News contacted Blumenthal’s office for comment.

“Fox News reached out to Blumenthal’s office twice for comment,” she said. “We’re still waiting to hear back. I wonder why they’re not jumping at it. Come on, where’s your comment?”

Lara Trump, former co-chair of the Republican National Committee, said election integrity efforts were a major focus during the 2024 election.

“This stuff really matters,” Trump said. “As the former co-chair of the RNC, I will tell you that in 2024 we worked so hard to ensure that we had free, fair, and transparent elections.”

She argued that many voters entered the election with concerns following the 2020 election.

“A lot of voters who leaving 2020 felt very disenfranchised and like their vote wasn’t going to even count if they came out,” Trump said.

Using Bucks County, Pennsylvania, as an example, she said voters who waited several hours deserved confidence that their ballots would be counted.

“They need to know that if you go and wait in line in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where by the way in 2024 you had three and four hour long lines, their vote is actually going to be cast and be counted.”

Trump also rejected claims that voter fraud and mail ballots are not significant concerns.

“For those people out there who try to claim that oh well we don’t really have a lot of voter fraud or the mail ballots aren’t a problem, there are so many problems with them,” she said.

She cited an example involving a deceased cat.

“Cody Timms was a cat who was dead for 12 years and in Georgia received a mail ballot in the 2020 election,” Trump said, adding, “This stuff legitimately matters.”

Trump criticized Democratic lawmakers who oppose the SAVE Act.

“It is so shocking that you have sitting legislators who are all on the Democrat side of the aisle who refuse to pass the Save America Act-it is vital for the future of our country.”

Faulkner jokingly responded, “Your example-I thought you were going to say New Jersey… but you named Cody the cat.”

Trump corrected her, saying, “Cody Thames.”

Faulkner then asked why Democrats continue opposing voter ID requirements.

David Webb argued that confidence in elections is just as important as election outcomes.

“It’s really just about keeping the faith or keeping the lack of faith in the system going,” Webb said.

He added that “the real disenfranchisement is when somebody doesn’t trust the system.”

Webb argued that diminished public confidence discourages participation.

“We already have low voter turnout,” he said, “and if you keep that going and you coalesce your base, you get Mamdani in New York when the opposition doesn’t show up or doesn’t exist.”

Kaylee McGhee said Republicans also bear responsibility if they fail to support election integrity legislation.

“It doesn’t even matter whether Democrats oppose voter ID when we have Republicans on our own side who also refuse to do what needs to be done and pass the Save America Act,” McGhee said.

She argued Democrats benefit from existing election laws in states such as California.

“They benefit from a shady election process,” McGhee said, pointing to “legalized ballot harvesting, mail-in ballots to literally every single person in the state, whether they are legal or illegal.”

She suggested Carville’s comments reflect concern that political dynamics may be changing.

“I think he’s waging a battle because he knows that perhaps these things that have long benefited establishment Democrats are now going to be used by the insurgent left against those very same Democrats.”

Faulkner then asked why McGhee had criticized Republicans.

Trump responded, “Because we have some Republicans who have not voted to pass the Save America Act as well, and I think it’s outrageous.”

She added, “Every person who is elected to our U.S. Congress should want free, fair, and transparent elections,” concluding that “the Republicans really ought to be ashamed of themselves.”

Donna Rotunno said Carville’s comments reflect overwhelming public support for voter ID.

“I think James Carville’s looking at this. This is not a hill to die on,” Rotunno said.

She argued that Americans routinely present identification in everyday life.

“American people know that no matter where you go, you are showing an ID,” she said. “They’re saying, ‘Why wouldn’t I show an ID to go and vote?'”

Rotunno said opposition to voter ID has become increasingly difficult to defend.

“I think that James knows that this is a problem for them,” she said. “Now he’s saying you better pivot on this because this could be a downfall here for the Democrats.”

She concluded by arguing that every legal vote should count.

“Every American’s vote should count,” Rotunno said. “It doesn’t matter if there’s one that is an illegal vote, right? One is too many. We shouldn’t have any.”

Recalling her own experience, Rotunno added, “My own grandmother got a ballot after she died, so forget about Cody the cat. I saw it happen.”

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Texas Medical Barracks Disaster Forces 5,200 Enlisted Students to Relocate
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Texas Medical Barracks Disaster Forces 5,200 Enlisted Students to Relocate

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More than 5,000 enlisted medical students at Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston are being uprooted from their barracks after officials determined the buildings are plagued by foundational construction defects that cannot be fixed with routine repairs.

Around 5,200 Army, Navy and Air Force students assigned to the Medical Education and Training Campus, known as METC, are being shifted into temporary housing elsewhere on the base. Local reporting first surfaced the relocation, and military officials have since confirmed the scale of the problem.

The barracks are not being cleared because of ordinary age, wear or a few maintenance headaches. A base spokesperson said the facilities are suffering from systemic infrastructure failures tied to the way they were built.

Those failures include persistent problems with climate control systems, along with structural defects that officials say cannot be permanently corrected through patchwork maintenance. In plain English, this is not a case of changing filters and tightening bolts.

“It has been determined that a complete teardown and transition to traditionally built facilities is the most responsible course of action,” the spokesperson said.

The affected METC dormitories were completed in 2014 using modular construction methods intended to speed up timelines and reduce labor demands at the site. That may have looked efficient on a spreadsheet, but a decade later, the bill is coming due in a very expensive way.

The original project reportedly cost $140 million for each 1,200 person dormitory. Five large barracks were completed for METC, meaning taxpayers paid heavily for facilities that now face demolition and replacement.

The relocation is already underway in phases. Roughly 2,000 students have been moved since July 11, though officials have not provided a firm date for when all affected students will be out of the problem buildings.

Construction on replacement facilities is expected to begin by the end of 2026. Until then, the base is using existing housing and transportation networks to keep students moving through their training schedules.

That part matters because METC is not some casual campus operation. It is a major medical training pipeline for enlisted troops who will eventually support military readiness across the force.

Rep. Joaquin Castro, a Texas Democrat whose district includes Joint Base San Antonio Lackland and parts of Fort Sam Houston, said the Department of War told his office that five barracks will be replaced because of mold, humidity and construction problems. Even Democrats can spot a mess when the mold is bad enough.

Castro said demolition is set for September, and the overall project is expected to cost more than $1.4 billion across fiscal years 2027 and 2028. That is a staggering price tag for correcting construction mistakes that should never have been allowed to take root in the first place.

“It’s critical that the Pentagon not repeat the construction mistakes of the past and provide quality housing that meets the needs of our servicemembers,” he said in the statement.

The push to replace these barracks follows the October 2025 creation of the Barracks Task Force by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. That effort was designed to improve living conditions and quality of life for service members, a basic responsibility that too often got buried under bureaucratic excuses in prior years.

A base spokesperson said the Pentagon is investing more than $1.2 billion immediately into improving the METC barracks situation. That figure matches the initial amount being pushed across the services to overhaul barracks conditions, along with more than $400 million for local commanders to address immediate needs and more than $800 million for critical barracks renovations.

The Government Accountability Office warned in a 2023 report that poor military housing and barracks management have been problems for decades. The report pointed to serious safety risks such as sewage overflow, broken fire systems and unreliable Department of War information about how bad living conditions affect morale.

“Our primary focus is ensuring every service member has a clean, comfortable, and safe living space so that they can focus on their training and mission,” the spokesperson said. “This relocation will allow the medical training pipeline to continue without compromise.”

Students are expected to return to campus once reconstruction is complete. Until then, the move is another reminder that taking care of troops is not a slogan, it is a standard, and the Pentagon had better make sure the next set of barracks is built to last.

Gavin Newsom’s Newest Scheme: Turning California Media Into His PR Department [WATCH]
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Gavin Newsom’s Newest Scheme: Turning California Media Into His PR Department [WATCH]

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new grant program for news organizations is drawing criticism from journalists and media watchdogs who argue the initiative could blur the line between independent reporting and government-backed media.

Daily Signal California correspondent Angelina Delfin reported that the controversy centers on a new program offering grants of up to $250,000 to qualifying California news organizations producing what the state describes as fact-based reporting.

“Governor Newsom is essentially paying for good press with your tax dollars,” Delfin said, noting that the assessment came from independent journalist Nick Shirley.

“That’s what independent journalist Nick Shirley told the Daily Signal when asked about Governor Gavin Newsom’s new grant program for California newsrooms.”

Delfin explained that Newsom recently announced the California Civic Media Program, a public-private partnership with Google that will invest directly in California news outlets.

“Newsom announced a new initiative that will award grants of up to $250,000 to eligible California news organizations producing what the state describes as fact-based reporting,” she said.

According to Delfin, the announcement has prompted concerns over whether elected officials should play any role in distributing taxpayer-backed funding to media organizations.

“But critics argue the program raises a fundamental question: Should politicians have any role in deciding which news organizations receive taxpayer-backed funding?”

Delfin said those concerns have been heightened by Newsom’s public criticism of investigative journalist Nick Shirley, whose reporting has focused on alleged government misconduct.

“Those concerns are amplified by Newsom’s treatment of journalists like Nick Shirley, whose reporting has exposed alleged government failures earlier this year.”

She noted that Shirley “helped expose more than 170 million dollars in alleged California hospice fraud,” and previously “drew national attention for uncovering daycare fraud in Minnesota.”

Rather than praising those investigations, Delfin said Newsom criticized Shirley publicly.

“Newsom publicly mocked Shirley on social media.”

According to Delfin, critics see a contradiction between Newsom’s criticism of an investigative reporter and his administration’s effort to provide taxpayer-supported grants to other media organizations.

“Critics argue that contrast is difficult to ignore a governor who publicly ridicules an investigative journalist while simultaneously launching a taxpayer-supported program to fund other news organizations.”

Delfin also highlighted criticism from Will Swaim, president of the California Policy Center, who questioned whether government funding is compatible with an independent press.

“Will Swaim, president of the California Policy Center, told the Daily Signal that government funding fundamentally changes the role of the press.”

She noted that Swaim, who has worked in publishing since 1990, said he has never accepted government funding for his publications.

Delfin added that Swaim also criticized California’s agreement with Google after Newsom supported legislation that would have required large technology companies to compensate publishers for their content.

“Swaim’s argument is this: Once a newsroom accepts government money, it ceases to be truly independent.”

The Daily Signal contacted Newsom’s office for comment, according to Delfin.

“The Daily Signal reached out to Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office for comment, but did not receive a response.”

Delfin said questions have also emerged over who will ultimately determine which organizations receive the grants.

“Beyond the funding itself, critics have also questioned who will ultimately decide which news organizations receive taxpayer-backed grants.”

She noted that applications will be administered by the James B. McClatchy Foundation but said some observers have raised concerns about the organization’s neutrality.

“According to the program’s website, applications are independently administered by the James B. McClatchy Foundation.”

However, Delfin pointed to language featured on the foundation’s website.

“On its homepage, the foundation features a statement titled ‘Standing United for Immigrant Justice and Dignity,’ condemning recent ICE raids and calling on civic leaders, institutions, and allies across California to quote reject complicity.”

She added, “Not exactly the nonpartisan grant administrator you’d hope for.”

Delfin concluded by noting that the first grant recipients are expected to be announced in the fall of 2026.

“The first round of grant recipients will be announced in the fall of 2026,” she said.

“Until then, Californians will have to wait and see whether journalists like Nick Shirley, who built their reputations by exposing government failures, would have the same opportunity to receive taxpayer funds as the news organizations ultimately selected.”

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The Permanent Government: Insider Reveals How Intel Chiefs Played Gatekeeper With the Truth [WATCH]
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The Permanent Government: Insider Reveals How Intel Chiefs Played Gatekeeper With the Truth [WATCH]

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Investigative journalist Catherine Herridge said a senior member of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s investigative team described what the official believes was a pattern within the U.S. intelligence community that affected how information reached policymakers and President Donald Trump.

Herridge said she has spent the past week speaking with a high-ranking member of Gabbard’s investigative unit, known as the DIG, about its ongoing work.

“In the last week, I’ve been speaking with a very senior member of Director Gabbard’s investigations team, known as the Dig,” Herridge said.

According to Herridge, the official described a mindset that allegedly existed among some intelligence personnel during Trump’s first administration.

“What they told me is that they did see a pattern where there was a sense or a feeling in the intelligence community that they just knew better,” she said.

Herridge said the official claimed some intelligence officials believed they needed to intervene because they viewed the president’s instincts as misguided.

“They had to save President Trump from his own instincts, from his own tendencies,” Herridge said.

She added that the source also described what was characterized as a broader ideological perspective within parts of the intelligence bureaucracy.

“There was very much a globalist view, and they had to preserve a globalist view,” Herridge said.

According to Herridge, the official cited multiple examples of how that alleged mindset influenced the handling of intelligence.

“So whether it was downplaying or suppressing intelligence about the threat from China,” she said, “whether it was giving a pass and calling the Hunter Biden laptop Russian disinformation,” the same pattern was evident.

Herridge said the source believes those actions reflected more than isolated decisions.

“There was this level of a bureaucracy, a kind of conspiracy that was making decisions about the kind of information that should be reaching policymakers and ultimately the commander in chief,” she said.

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Herridge’s comments summarized what she said she was told by a senior member of Gabbard’s investigative team regarding its findings.

According to Herridge, the official described an intelligence bureaucracy that allegedly influenced the flow of information reaching senior government leaders based on what the source characterized as institutional judgments rather than allowing intelligence to reach policymakers without those internal decisions.

Grim Cause of Death Revealed for Naked Big Sur Hiker Found in Wilderness [WATCH]
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Grim Cause of Death Revealed for Naked Big Sur Hiker Found in Wilderness [WATCH]

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Authorities have determined the cause of death for a Southern California hiker whose body was discovered earlier this year near a popular trail in Big Sur, concluding that no crime was involved, as reported by The New York Post.

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced that Joanna Ruth Shields, a 37-year-old Carlsbad resident, died from “probable alcohol withdrawal seizures due to chronic alcohol use disorder.”

Officials classified her death as resulting from natural causes.

Shields’ body was discovered on April 9 in a pool of water near Sykes Hot Springs along the Pine Ridge Trail. At the time she was found, she was wearing only a black sports bra.

Investigators also located a pile of clothing, sandals, and a water bottle nearby.

Early reports raised questions after hikers noticed a wound on her head and markings around her neck. However, investigators said the completed forensic examination found no evidence that another person was involved in her death.

According to the coroner’s report, Shields had a laceration above her left eye, multiple bruises and abrasions on her body, and insect activity was present when her body was located.

The autopsy determined that the injury to her forehead was a superficial scalp laceration and did not contribute to her death.

Investigators also determined that the marks previously observed on her neck resulted from postmortem insect activity rather than foul play.

“Investigators found no evidence during the forensic examination or throughout the investigation to indicate that Ms. Shields was the victim of a crime,” investigators wrote.

The report further stated there was “not evidence of strangulation or any criminal act.”

The investigation also provided additional details about Shields’ health history before her death.

According to investigators, Shields had previously been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and alcoholism.

Her sister told detectives that Shields had experienced alcohol withdrawal seizures in the past but had not suffered another episode after achieving sobriety.

Investigators said that around Thanksgiving 2024, Shields stopped taking her prescribed psychiatric medication without consulting her psychiatrist.

Family members reported that she instead began using psilocybin and marijuana in an effort to manage her condition.

Her sister told investigators that Shields’ mental health deteriorated afterward.

According to the report, she experienced paranoia and delusions, was eventually evicted, and was involved in several public incidents in which she removed her clothing.

The report states that Shields later traveled to Illinois for treatment before returning to California.

Monterey County Sheriff-Coroner Tina Nieto expressed sympathy for Shields’ family following the completion of the investigation.

“Our thoughts and prayers remain with Joanna’s family and loved ones,” she wrote.

“We hope these findings provide them with some measure of peace and closure after several difficult months. I also want to thank our detectives, Coroner’s staff, our forensic pathologist, and our public safety partners for their professionalism, compassion, and dedication to conducting a thorough investigation and providing Joanna’s family with the answers they deserved.”

Before the cause of death was released, Shields’ relatives had described her passing as a tragic loss.

Her sister, Claudia Robinson, previously said Shields’ death resulted from a “tragic event.”

“We found out, and we’re all in different stages of grief as we attempt to process such a devastating blow to our hearts,” Robinson said.

She added, “[Shields] was a bright, radiant light in the peak of experiencing her own joy and gratitude for her existence, and her absence on this Earth will have a profound effect on countless numbers who had the opportunity to encounter her beautiful spirit.”

Robinson also shared another family member’s words, saying:

“As my sister Rachel said, ‘This is the saddest sadness I have ever known.'”

Friends and former colleagues also remembered Shields following her death. An avid skateboarder, she previously worked in the skateboarding industry.

Jeff Anning, owner of Evolve Skateboards, recalled her enthusiasm and kindness.

“She just had so much energy. She was just so passionate, so kind, and she was always, you know, putting other people first,” Anning said.

Selective Service Wants to Battle Test the Draft Before Auto Registration Hits
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Selective Service Wants to Battle Test the Draft Before Auto Registration Hits

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The Selective Service System is preparing to test whether America’s draft machinery can still move at wartime speed, and the agency is not exactly radiating confidence about the condition of its old playbook.

The agency wants vendors to build a new computer model called the “Readiness Simulation,” a tool designed to stress test national mobilization scenarios before a major change arrives in the draft registration system.

Since 1940, men in a designated age bracket have been required to register with Selective Service. Under a proposed rule, however, men ages 18 to 26 would be automatically registered beginning Dec. 19, 2026.

That means the system would no longer depend primarily on young men filling out registration paperwork themselves. Instead, Selective Service would pull information from other federal databases, because apparently Washington has finally discovered it already collects mountains of data on Americans.

The shift may sound simple on paper, but the agency’s own language suggests the machinery behind the curtain is creaky. In a Request for Quote, Selective Service warned, “SSS currently relies on manual analysis, legacy modeling approaches, outdated assumptions, and historical datasets that do not fully reflect modern demographics, communications channels, throughput constraints, or operational readiness conditions.”

That is bureaucratic speak for a system that may not be ready for the pressure of a real national emergency. The agency is now asking contractors to submit proposals by Aug. 14 for simulation models that can show what breaks first when the process is pushed hard.

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The new simulation would examine staffing and resource demands, mobilization scenarios, police scenarios, and the impact of surge conditions. It would also “identify throughput risks, delays, and bottlenecks” while helping senior officials with planning and reporting obligations.

The stated goal is to create a system that “models the full end-to-end SSS mobilization pipeline, supports configurable scenarios, and provides decision-support analytics necessary for leadership, planners, and operators.” In plain English, Selective Service wants to see the entire draft process on a digital battlefield before it has to rely on it in the real world.

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The scenarios would cover registration, selection, notification, delivery, and classification. They would also include the Alternative Service Program, which handles options such as community service and conscientious objector cases.

The model would have to account for the military entry pipeline as well. According to the Request for Quote, computer models will “represent MEPS [Military Entrance Processing Stations] throughput, no-shows, medical disqualification rates, claims processing, and ASP diversion.”

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Those details matter because a draft is not just a list of names. It is a massive national intake operation involving notifications, medical checks, legal claims, classification decisions, transportation, and the unpleasant reality that not everyone called will show up or qualify.

Contractors are also being told to build the tool with some humility about the data. The agency said vendors must be ready to operate the Readiness Simulation while “recognizing that legacy SSS draft data may be outdated or unreliable.”

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That admission is significant, because any serious mobilization plan depends on accurate numbers. If the government is planning around stale assumptions and old demographic models, the result could be confusion at precisely the moment the country can least afford it.

The automatic registration plan also raises obvious privacy questions. A draft system built from information compiled by other federal agencies may be efficient, but Americans are right to ask exactly what data is being used, how it is being protected, and who gets access to it.

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Selective Service says the simulation “shall operate within an SSS-designated cloud environment, use anonymized aggregate data, and support complete Government ownership and sustainment.” The agency also says the system must comply with multiple privacy regulations.

That may reassure some people, but plenty of Americans have watched federal data promises age about as well as milk in July. When Washington combines national mobilization with interagency data sharing, the public deserves more than soothing paperwork and a few compliance boxes.

The broader issue is readiness. In a world where great power conflict is no longer some think tank parlor game, the United States cannot afford a mobilization system based on dusty assumptions and manual analysis.

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The Department of War, the services, and national security planners need reliable answers before a crisis hits. Selective Service now appears to be acknowledging that the draft system needs a serious shakedown before the automatic registration era begins.

Whether the simulation exposes manageable gaps or a deeper readiness problem remains to be seen. Either way, the agency is preparing to wargame the draft, and that alone tells Americans the old system may not be as ready as everyone assumed.

Carnival Roasts Passenger Caught Using Dining Fork Scraping Foot in Disgusting Cruise Video [WATCH]
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Carnival Roasts Passenger Caught Using Dining Fork Scraping Foot in Disgusting Cruise Video [WATCH]

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A viral social media video showing a passenger using a dining utensil to scratch her foot aboard a Carnival Cruise ship prompted the cruise line to issue a public response emphasizing its hygiene standards and confirming the utensil was removed from service, as reported by The New York Post.

The footage, which spread across TikTok and Instagram, shows an unidentified woman wearing a maroon long-sleeve shirt sitting in a public dining area on a Carnival Cruise ship.

The video appears to show her scratching her foot, which viewers claimed showed signs of a skin condition, while eating. She is later seen using a fork for the same purpose.

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The clips were posted by social media user @lucky_charmedcourt, who divided the incident into six separate videos on TikTok and Instagram. According to the posts, the second video, which captured the woman using the fork, accumulated approximately 6.7 million views on TikTok.

The videos also documented the aftermath of the incident. According to the creator, the situation was reported to Carnival guest services before eventually being brought to the attention of the ship’s captain.

Carnival addressed the incident publicly in an Instagram post published Wednesday.

The cruise line wrote, “Hi Carnival cruisers. We can confirm that forks are intended for food, not foot care. Once we became aware of the situation, our team quickly addressed it with the guest and removed the utensil from service.”

The company continued by emphasizing its sanitation practices.

“While the video may be generating laughs and gasps online, cleanliness and hygiene are no joke to us. Our crew works hard every day to maintain high standards across our (feet) fleet and to ensure all guests enjoy a safe, clean, and comfortable vacation.”

 

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The company’s humorous reference to its “feet fleet” drew attention online while reinforcing its message about onboard cleanliness.

Although Carnival disabled comments on its Instagram post, the statement still attracted significant engagement. The post received roughly 30,600 likes and was shared more than 1,000 times.

The original social media videos continued generating reactions from viewers who expressed concern over the incident.

One Instagram commenter wrote, “If y’all ain’t tell security so they can throw that fork away, I hope you end up eating off of it.”

Another user commented, “I’m bringing my own silverware to restaurants from now on lol.”

A third person added, “This is why I eat with plastic utensils.”

According to the videos, the woman initially scratched her foot with her fingers before later using the fork while seated at the dining table.

The incident is the latest example of Carnival drawing widespread attention on social media over passenger behavior or onboard policies.

 

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Recently, Carnival also made headlines after reminding passengers aboard the Carnival Splendor to follow local dress expectations when visiting Lifou, an island in New Caledonia in the South Pacific.

Passengers were instructed to avoid wearing G-strings, thongs, monokinis, tankinis, and to refrain from topless sunbathing while ashore.

Carnival explains the policy in its online dress code guidance.

“We kindly ask guests to respect the local culture and rules in the ports we visit,” the company states.

The cruise line also noted that Lifou has particularly strict expectations for visitors.

“Some destinations, such as Lifou, which is a tribal island, are populated by proud indigenous people whose culture is based on respect, and in many cases are highly religious,” Carnival states.

The company said the guidance is intended to help passengers respect local customs while visiting ports of call during their vacations.

Mayor Mamdani Torched by NYC Jewish Leaders After Stabbings as Hate Crime Demands Grow [WATCH]
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Mayor Mamdani Torched by NYC Jewish Leaders After Stabbings as Hate Crime Demands Grow [WATCH]

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New York City Jewish leaders delivered a blistering message to Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday, demanding that he “stop fanning the flames of hatred and division” after two men were stabbed on the Upper West Side in separate attacks now under hate crime review, as reported by The New York Post.

The suspect, Raul Morales, 51, allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” during the attacks, according to police.

The victims included one Asian man and one Jewish man, a detail that has only intensified questions about motive and public safety in a city already on edge.

The stabbings unfolded Thursday afternoon just blocks from Central Park, and Jewish leaders made clear they see more than random street violence at work.

They pointed directly at a political climate they say has grown increasingly hostile toward Jews and Israel, with Mamdani’s rhetoric sitting right in the middle of the mess.

“We’re horrified and heartbroken by yesterday’s attacks. But to be clear, we are no longer surprised,” UJA Federation of New York CEO Eric Goldstein said during a press conference near the scene.

Goldstein did not tiptoe around the issue, which is refreshing in a city where officials often prefer polite word salads while regular people bleed on the sidewalk.

He said the public conversation around Israel and Jewish New Yorkers has become uglier, more dangerous, and far too normalized.

“For far too long now, we’ve watched the rhetoric surrounding Israel and the Jewish community grow increasingly toxic,” Goldstein said.

Then came the direct hit at City Hall.

“When the mayor of New York repeatedly uses his platform to relentlessly single out and demonize Israel, the world’s only Jewish state, and calls those who support it ‘monsters,’ he contributes to a climate in which Jewish New Yorkers are increasingly targeted and unsafe,” Goldstein said.

Goldstein followed with the warning that landed hardest.

“Mayor Mamdani, stop fanning the flames of hatred and division. The consequences are not abstract; they are playing out on our streets. But make no mistake, we are not going anywhere.”

Mark Treyger, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council, said he expects prosecutors to treat the case with the seriousness it deserves.

He called on the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office “to fully prosecute this to the fullest extent of the law, whether this attack is ultimately prosecuted as a hate crime.”

Police said investigators were reviewing whether Morales was driven by bias, although NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said:

“The initial investigation suggests that mental health may have been a factor.”

That may be true, but New Yorkers have heard that line before, usually right before the system finds a way to explain away behavior that ordinary citizens are simply forced to survive.

According to police and sources, Morales first attacked 57-year-old Chok Sung, an Asian man, near West 84th Street and Central Park West at about 1:30 p.m. Sung was stabbed in the back with a knife.

The second victim was identified as Moshe Yezhak Grunhaus, a 50-year-old Jewish man who was wearing a yarmulke.

Police and sources said he was stabbed in the torso with a screwdriver after leaving a synagogue near Amsterdam Avenue and West 86th Street.

Video from the scene showed Grunhaus on the ground clutching his wound as emergency medical workers arrived.

Both victims were taken to Saint Luke’s Hospital and were listed in stable condition, according to police.

Mamdani responded Thursday with the kind of statement that politicians release when pressure builds, and cameras start pointing their way.

“These hateful and despicable attacks have no place in our city,” he said.

Other officials condemned the violence as well, including New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who called the stabbings another “senseless” attack on Jewish New Yorkers.

“The strength of New York has always been our ability to live together across every faith and background,” Hochul said.

Hochul added, “Anyone who tries to tear that apart will be met with the full force of the law. New York will stand with our Jewish community today, tomorrow, and always.”

The question now is whether those words turn into action, or whether New Yorkers get another round of press conference outrage followed by the usual bureaucratic shrug.

Jewish leaders are demanding hate crime charges for a reason, and after years of rising public hostility toward Jews, they are done pretending rhetoric has no consequences.

Far Left Melts Down Over Subpoenas in Singham China Cash Probe [WATCH]
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Far Left Melts Down Over Subpoenas in Singham China Cash Probe [WATCH]

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The House Ways and Means Committee has opened a serious front in the fight over foreign influence, and the far left is reacting exactly as expected.

Instead of answering basic questions about money, documents and China linked influence, the usual activist class is screaming about persecution.

At the center of the storm is Marxist tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham, who has poured roughly $39 million into three nonprofit groups now facing congressional subpoenas.

Singham left the United States years ago and now lives in China, which somehow does not seem to bother the crowd that sees fascism behind every Republican press release.

The subpoenas went to BreakThrough News, the People’s Forum Inc. and Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research.

The committee says the groups failed to produce “a single responsive document” after earlier requests for information.

BreakThrough News operates as a media outlet within the broader network, while the People’s Forum serves as a New York activist and political education hub.

Tricontinental provides the ideological polish, describing its work as rooted in “national liberation Marxism.”

Once Fox News Digital reported the subpoenas, the online defense machine lit up.

Hasan Piker, the livestream influencer beloved by the socialist internet, called the subpoenas “the McCarthy trials”.

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CodePink figure Medea Benjamin also jumped in after BreakThrough News host Rania Khalek asked supporters for money and backup.

Benjamin called the subpoenas a “terrible attack on independent journalism,” then added, “We stand with you!!!”

That would be more convincing if the network were not tied to figures and organizations that routinely praise or defend communist regimes.

Benjamin helped found CodePink with Jodie Evans, who married Singham in 2017, the same year he sold ThoughtWorks for an estimated $785 million.

Piker, Benjamin and Evans also traveled to Cuba in March to show support for the island’s communist government.

Fox News Digital previously reported that the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is examining whether the trip violated U.S. sanctions rules.

The irony is rich, even by leftist standards.

People who cheer governments in Cuba and China, where dissent and independent media face real repression, are now acting like congressional document requests are the end of the First Amendment.

BreakThrough News is based at the People’s Forum address on W. 37th Street in Manhattan.

The outlet produces protest coverage, political messaging and activist media that often tracks closely with the priorities of the broader Singham backed network.

The People’s Forum organizes demonstrations and programs, while affiliated groups have been seen distributing printed protest signs at rallies.

Tricontinental, led by Vijay Prashad, provides Marxist research and has hosted international events, including a Shanghai conference where Singham praised the “new world order” associated with the Chinese Communist Party and Xi Jinping.

Federal scrutiny is not limited to Capitol Hill.

Fox News Digital reported that U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton in the Southern District of New York has launched a grand jury investigation into alleged wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering and other financial misconduct tied to Singham’s financing of these organizations.

The State Department also named the People’s Forum and CodePink as “fellow travelers” in Cuba’s foreign influence campaign to promote communism.

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For normal Americans, that is not exactly the kind of company one keeps by accident.

The rapid response from the left followed a familiar pattern.

The People’s Forum rolled out a petition and fundraising appeal, asking for tax deductible donations to cover legal expenses and organizing work.

Khalek then urged supporters to “sign, share, donate” and promoted a petition titled “Tell Congress: Drop the Witch Hunt Against BreakThrough News!”

She also wrote, “We’re not going anywhere. We’re going to fight this assault on our journalism. The only rights we have are the ones we’re willing to defend.”

Tax filings show Khalek received $101,449 in 2024 and $108,160 in 2023 for “consulting.”

She hosts “Dispatches” and also cohosts “The Freedom Side” for the outlet.

The campaign quickly spread beyond the usual domestic socialist circles.

Iranian regime friendly voices and left wing international activists echoed the same persecution line, despite Iran ranking near the bottom of the world for press freedom.

The committee says the real concern is the financial structure behind the activism.

Investigators allege money moved through shell companies and donor advised funds before reaching tax exempt groups, a setup that can hide original sources “by design, obscure the original source of the contribution.”

Fox News Digital previously documented $278 million flowing from Singham into six core nonprofits across a wider international network.

Congress is now focused on about $39 million that allegedly reached BreakThrough News, the People’s Forum and Tricontinental, and the left is melting down because someone finally asked to see the receipts.

Hochul Orders New York Police to Cut ICE Ties as Sanctuary Chaos Spreads [WATCH]
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is demanding that twelve police departments in the state end their cooperation agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement by August 25, a move that puts local officers squarely in the middle of another political fight over illegal immigration.

The order targets arrangements between local police agencies and ICE, agreements that allow departments to assist federal immigration authorities.

For communities already dealing with crime, budget pressure, and the strain of migrant arrivals, Albany has now added another command from the top.

Hochul framed the demand as a matter of law and public safety, insisting that local police should not be used to help enforce federal civil immigration rules.

Her message was blunt and unmistakably aimed at shutting down cooperation with ICE.

“Nobody is above the law. In New York, we will not tolerate the diversion of local resources for federal civil immigration enforcement at the expense of public safety.”

That argument may sound neat in a press release, but many New Yorkers are likely to hear something very different.

At a time when illegal immigration has overwhelmed services and tested patience across the state, Hochul is telling police departments to pull back from federal immigration enforcement.

The deadline gives the twelve departments until August 25 to end the agreements.

That leaves local officials with a clear choice between complying with Albany or continuing cooperation with the federal agency tasked with enforcing immigration law.

For years, Democrats have tried to have it both ways on immigration.

They claim they support secure communities, then move to block the very tools that help identify and remove people who are in the country illegally and may have run afoul of the law.

Hochul is presenting the issue as a defense of local resources, but the politics are hard to miss.

The left has made ICE a favorite villain, and blue state leaders often seem more interested in scoring points against federal immigration enforcement than answering residents who want order restored.

Local police departments are not border patrol agencies, and no serious person claims they are.

But cooperation agreements with ICE can help ensure that information is shared and that dangerous individuals do not simply slip through bureaucratic cracks.

The governor’s demand also raises a basic question for taxpayers.

If local law enforcement encounters someone who is wanted by ICE, why should Albany make it harder for officers to coordinate with federal authorities whose job is immigration enforcement?

New York has already seen the consequences of soft policies wrapped in moral language.

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Sanctuary style thinking sounds compassionate in elite political circles, but ordinary families are the ones left dealing with crowded shelters, rising costs, and public safety concerns.

The phrase public safety does a lot of work in Hochul’s statement.

Yet for many residents, public safety means police being able to work with every lawful agency available when there is a threat, not being told to ignore federal partners because the politics are inconvenient.

This is the same state leadership class that often lectures Americans about the rule of law.

Now, when it comes to immigration enforcement, the message appears to be that federal law should take a back seat to Albany’s preferred political narrative.

The August 25 deadline will test how much room local departments still have to make practical decisions for their own communities.

New Yorkers who are tired of excuses will be watching closely, because public safety is not supposed to be a campaign slogan.


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