Thursday, August 6, 2026

What We’re Reading: Another ‘Ceasefire,’ Dems’ Starting Lineup, Newsom’s Diaper Rash … And More

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Iran Wars, Part IV: A New Hope

Trump Calls Off Attack On Iran, Citing Progress On Deal To Open Strait Of Hormuz And End Nukes — Just the News

Report: US, Iran Near Deal to Open Strait of Hormuz for 60 Days — Newsmax

Socialist Takeover

Democratic Socialist Candidate Brushes Off Concerns Over DSA ‘Communists’ As GOP ‘Noise’ — Fox News

A Normie Democrat Revolt Is Pushing Abdul El-Sayed Toward Victory — NOTUS

Wisconsin Dems Are In Chaos Over Their Governor Race, Despite Tony Evers’ Efforts — Politico

Socialist Wisconsin Dem Francesca Hong In Hot Seat After ‘Cancel Thanksgiving’ Post Emerges Online — New York Post

Rep Khanna Addresses Rise Of DSA Influence Within Democratic Party  —  Fox News

The Fight For Michigan: How A Marquee Senate Primary Became The Democrats’ Latest Proxy War — CNN

Abdul El-Sayed, Accused of Sexism, Says His Contempt Is for Most Everyone — Washington Post

A Democratic Socialist In The White House? Activists Are Thinking Big. — Washington Post

AOC for President? The DSA Can’t Decide — City Journal

The Castroist Playbook Comes to America — American Spectator

What Mamdani Can Learn From Hugo Chávez’s Government-Run Grocery Store Debacle — Reason

Other Dem News

Schumer, Pelosi Back-Stabbed by Hunter Biden As Dem Coalition Collapses — Hot Air

Here’s The Democrat Lineup Going Into The Midterms: — Bad Hombre, X

Talarico Says the Bible Demands Government-Run Health Insurance — Breitbart

Fruits and Nuts

‘Competitive in Nature’? Records Raise New Questions About Newsom’s $6.2 Million California Diaper Deal — Daily Signal

Santa Barbara Erupts Over Terrifying Guillotine Sign Displayed At City Hall — California Post

California Democrats Defy Newsom As They Vote To Back Hated New Tax — California Post

California’s Minimum Wage To Skyrocket More Than $10 Above Nationwide Pay As Newsom Praises Hike — All Sides

Analysis: True

RFK Jr. Tells CNN Host That Constitutional Rights Take Priority Over Public Health — Politico

History Lesson

Rep. Loudermilk: Smithsonian Is Rewriting History — Newsmax

Trump Turns Up The Heat On The Smithsonian As Investigation Uncovers Its Far-Reaching Web — Fox News

MIsc

Screw the Pardon! What Penalty Would Fit Fauci? – Andrew Malcolm, RedState

31 States Decide To Join Federal School Choice Program — The Center Square

The Democrats’ Biggest Donors Have Gone On Strike — MSN

How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners — New York Times

‘We Are Knifing Each Other’: Trump And Thune Showdown Splinters GOP Unity Ahead Of Midterms — CNN

Texas Stock Exchange Officially Goes Live — Just the News

Anger Over Data Centers Is Fueling a New Political Movement — Politico

Judge Shields Catholic Ministries From New York Assisted-Dying Law — Yahoo Finance

The Biggest Housing Law In 20 Years Passed — Is It Good For Boomers? — Yahoo Finance

Virginia Democratic Governor Restores Voting Rights For More Than 66,000 Felons — Just the News

Humor

The Week in Pictures: Grouchy Fauci Edition — Powerline

Maine Dems Explain They Can Either Do ‘No Rape’ Or ‘No Incest’ But Not Both — Babylon Bee

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