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DataRepublican’s Ride! By TOM WIGAND This will be “short and sweet.” The Seditionists are coming! The Seditionists are coming! The goal is to alert you to something akin to a modern “Paul Revere’s ride” — one that is underway now — so that you can start to share the ride in real time . In recent days a figure on X ( nee Twitter) – DataRepublican – has shared excerpts from a cache of videos and documents. A source had alerted her about the existence of that cache, and she then applied her research expertise to it. She has the entire cache – and as this is written, more disclosures are coming . That cache captures a seditious plot – still underway – to de facto effect a coup d’etat , launching the execution phase around the upcoming midterm elections, and to < ahem > “fundamentally transform” our nation away from our Constitution. Those conspirators have the expertise and backing to pull it off – if not stopped. For those of you not familiar with her, Jennica Poun...

By Susie Moore The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals may have dealt the Trump administration a blow on Friday with its National Guard decision , but the full 5th Circuit handed the administration a solid win in its ongoing battle over immigration enforcement, ruling that certain illegal aliens may be detained during deportation proceedings without first receiving individualized bond hearings. And given that the Supreme Court has already agreed to hear a closely related dispute, this could be setting the stage for one heck of a legal showdown. In a sweeping, 159-page decision , the 5th Circuit reversed three federal district court rulings that had ordered the release of illegal aliens detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), finding that the Fifth Amendment does not entitle them to bond hearings merely because they've lived in the United States for years. The 10-7 decision also rejected an earlier three-judge panel's requirement that such hearings occur within 90 da...

By Rusty Weiss New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (raging Commie) took to his official X account Friday with a Spanish-language video coaching "New Yorkers" on exactly what to say and do if ICE shows up at their door. In the roughly 90-second clip, Mamdani states that ICE agents cannot enter private spaces such as homes, hospitals, churches, or non-public areas of workplaces without a judicial warrant signed by a judge.  He advises people to ask agents to slide any warrant under the door and, if none is presented, to keep the door closed and indicate they are not consenting to entry. The mayor further instructs viewers that they have the right to remain silent and, if stopped on the street, to ask, “Am I free to go?” before walking away calmly if the answer is yes. It's a handy script for anyone hoping to avoid the consequences of being in the country illegally. Those criminals always have a dear, dear friend in Mamdani. ...

By Susie Moore The Trump administration attempted to walk away from an appeal involving its hotly contested deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles, but the 9th Circuit apparently had other ideas. In a significant ruling issued Friday , a divided three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit affirmed a lower court injunction blocking President Donald Trump's June 2025 federalization of California National Guard troops, finding that the president exceeded his statutory authority and violated constitutional separation-of-powers principles. But there's an additional twist to this one: The administration had asked the court to dismiss its appeal before the judges issued their decision. The divided panel refused. And that makes this one sting a bit more than your garden-variety appellate smackdown. The Backstory The dispute dates back to June 2025, when protests erupted in Los Angeles following federal immigration enforcement operati...

By Kyle Becker Heads are starting to roll over the 2020 election. And not a moment too soon. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced on Friday that two former senior FBI officials have been arrested and charged with lying to Congress. Their charges stem from their involvement in investigations surrounding Hunter Biden and his infamous laptop during the 2020 presidential election. And one of the officials reportedly made a stunning admission about running a "shadow government" inside the FBI during President Donald Trump's first term. The Department of Justice announced that Nikki Cole Floris, 46, of Alexandria, Virginia, and Bradley Benavides, 56, of Aiken, South Carolina, surrendered on arrest warrants after being charged with making false statements to Congress. This morning, two former senior FBI officials, Nikki Floris, 46, and Bradley Benavides, 56, surrendered on arrest warrants after being charged with lying to Congress about their r...

By Teri Christoph It looks like First Lady Melania Trump knows a thing or two about "the art of the deal," judging by the news that's breaking Friday morning: she has secured a temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky. According to the White House , the ceasefire – which is localized only to the war-torn Oleshky area – is set to begin on October 29 and will temporarily bring to a halt all military operations in order to allow humanitarian aid to get into the city. And this isn't just the case of the First Lady putting her signature on a ceremonial document, the White House confirms. She apparently initiated the discussions with Russia and Ukraine and, along with one of her representatives, worked directly with leaders from both countries to hammer out the terms of the agreement.  The White House described her role as the "Exclusive Intermediary." https://t.co/7SCCBYIYZR https://t.co/E2pZCGriHe — F...

Amid Trump' warning that the US and Israel "will soon finish the job" unless Iran changes course before midterm elections, mediators are scrambling to revive talks. US moves another aircraft carrier while Israel reportedly prepares plans for possible new strikes. By Erez Linn Middle East intermediaries are scrambling to restart talks as Washington deploys warships and Jerusalem prepares potential strikes , The Wall Street Journal reports. President Trump stated that American forces won't attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections. He warned via social media Sunday, however, that unless Tehran changes behavior, the US and Israel "will soon finish the job." Iran's Isfahan nuclear facility site (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor / AFP) Pentagon officials prepared multiple strike options , backed by regional carrier groups and incoming reinforcements. Personnel relocated from regional bases following threats from Iran and Houthi allies...