TODAY'S NEWS, August 1-3, 2026

Larry Schweikart
5 days ago
8 min read

HEADLINES: PA has shocking voter registration shift; Dem donors are freaking out about the DSA; Did ChiComs take the lead in AI?

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IN POLITICAL NEWS

1) DemoKKKrat Hoax Newsers know that the images from Spain are 100% beneficial to Republicans and Trump, who warned about this kind of invasion. Typically, The Hill begins its coverage with a "Republicans Pounce" type headline saying "Trump, Miller use Migrant Crisis in Spain as Midterm Warning." You see, it isn't the invaders that are important, but the Trump/Miller "warning." Zero Hedge is more accurate: "Spanish Border Invasion is an Optics Disaster for Open-Border DemoKKKrats," which is to say, for all DemoKKKrat Terror Party members.

2) Last week I had stories about Van Jones, Bill Maher, Mark Penn, Julian Epstein, even James Carville warning they couldn't support the fascist loonies of the DSA. Now it appears the donors are joining them, going on strike. And this CNN host waves a ton of red flags for DemoKKKrats in the midterms. Are people (except Hoax Pollsters) waking up? The New York Slimes sent a reporter to the coven of DemoKKKrat Fascists of America (DSA) and found this massive movement . . . of 500 people. It was a concoction of crazies. Meanwhile, as Jeff Childers pointed out, Comicon had a mere 130,000 attendees. And for those of you who continue to insist there are "moderate" DemoKKKrats, a House group tried to copy Newt Gingrich with a "promise to America" in which, among other things, they said they liked capitalism and rejected socialism. How many were there, you ask? 13. Childers, meanwhile, echoes my views that the DemoKKKrat whackadoodles love the Amazing Moron Zohran, but fear he is going too fast. Exactly what I've been saying: they want him, but need him to at least look like he's succeeding in New Kabul. And this is an older story from June, but are Rs finally learning from the DemoKKKrats? Are Rs funding the DemoKKKrat Fascists because they are so easy to beat in general elections? Al-Jazeera says so. And if this is true, along with the redistricting strategy, maybe the Rs aren't the stupid party after all.

3) On the other hand, two incidents show how predictions this far out are dangerous. First, R Max Miller of OH refused (so far) to resign from the race after accusations of wife abuse showed up in a divorce battle, which by my count pushes the R projected lead down to 221; and D Congresswoman, also from OH, Marcy Kaptur, was hospitalized in a hit-and-run car accident. As for Miller, if he drops out now, there's not a very good chance Rs can replace him with a sound candidate and stand up a campaign just three months out, and there is something to be said for "playing it like a DemoKKKrat" and refusing to step down . . . just cuz. He could be replaced later.

4) Now we have two federal courts with contradictory opinions about Trump's USPS rulings to go into effect, meaning the Supes will get involved again, sooner rather than later. Some states whine they would have to "rebuild" their (corrupt) systems before the midterms, all the red states say "no problemo. Already done." On the other hand, the Supes may well say the DemoKKKrats' case isn't "ripe" yet and haven't shown any damages. We'll see. Jeff Childers is uncertain as to how this will turn out. But, as he points out, the USPS bar-coding is far, far more effective at attaining a higher degree of voter integrity than the SAVE Act because it gets to the ballots going in, and doesn't wait for the votes to be "cast" then haggled over.

5) Not good. Apparently to get Todd Blanche permanently confirmed as AG, Trump withdrew the "anti-weaponization fund." I hope that is reinstated the second Blanche is confirmed.

6) Shocking! In a voter roll maintenance, over the last two weeks PA Rs have net gained almost 40,000 (!) registrations and the DemoKKKrat lead in a state that was +600,000 D lead in 2016 is now just 25,000. PA is the new NC. Meanwhile, ID has added a net 35,600 Rs since 2024. And, as always, FL continues to add, netting another 14,100 for a lead of 1.157 million. Again, a ways to go to catch CA's 4.1 m D lead, but FL is marching on and CA's Ds are in decline. They did have a huge, massive, unbelievable bright spot in RI, where they net gained . . . 400. But even there, that was the first time in months they had a net positive in RI. In LA, Rs net gained about 3,000. When it comes to GA, I still think Tossoff is the favorite, but now Axios---the DemoKKKrat mouthpiece is concerned, so I'm happy.

7) An intel shakeup begins today as Bill Pulte is stepping down as interim DNI director and Jay Clayton is moving in. The transition takes place today, and Pulte suggested there would be big changes.

8) Typical libs. Madison, WI's mayor called for an end to the giant homeless encampment there. See, it's ok if it just affects homes or small businesses, but when these homeless spatterpickles begin to infringe on universities or gubment, well, they's got to go.

9) The Trump Curse strikes again, as another IN state senator is stepping down after willfully screwing up redistricting.

10) File under Rush Limbaugh's "They will tell you who they fear." Axios reports that the pre-Trump GOP is "coming for" J.D. Vance. Note they aren't "coming" for either our great Sec State Muy Macho Marco or for Ron DeSantis.

IN AI NEWS

11) Based on this breakthrough, Axios says the ChiComs just "erased America's AI lead." Chy-na's Moonshot AI program created Kimi K3 that has, developers say, outperformed all U.S. models. But the "bigs" are now admitting it's the U.S. vs. the ChiComs as the other competitors are left in the dust. Meanwhile, AI gurus arrived on Capitol Hill to argue for their particular platforms in a "freedom-vs.-safety" debate.

12) In a controlled test, for the first time a quantum computer has outperformed standard computers in "trusted compilations."

13) Politico says a "new political movement" of opposition to data centers is rising, but only manages to find Dinobernie and Occasional Cortex---no MAGA people---and consistently raises the label of "Luddite" to those who oppose data centers.

14) AI music is coming on line good and hard. Music industry experts are counting on the fact that it will all sound the same, and therefore a new premium will be put on human-originated music with real feel, soul, and yes, mistakes. One musician once said that every great style was the result of a handicap. For example, Jimi Hendrix and Ringo Starr were left handed and it changed how they played. Guitarists such as Leslie West and Billy Gibbons recognized early on they weren't as fast as someone such as Yngwei Malmstein, but they could make a single note cry. Joe Cocker was hardly a predictable singing star, and Cher made a career out of a pretty limited range but with excellent songs.

IN ILLEGAL CRIMINAL INVADER NEWS

15) DHS/ICE announced they set a record by deporting over 4,000 a day. That does not include self-deportations. That alone would account for 1.4 million per year, or nearly 9 million more by the end of J.D. Vance's first term---again, not counting self-deportations which are thought to be much higher.

IN CULTURAL NEWS

16) New research suggests reading physical books and listening to audio books arrive at the same place in your brain, from different paths. Either is superior to reading on a screen.

17) Students are shifting from colleges to trade schools. Good. And speaking of students, Tuskegee Institute will now require male students to wear a business suit and proper shoes.

18) Daily weed use has now surpassed drinking.

IN ECONOMIC NEWS

19) Real GDP growth in the third quarter came in at a stunning 5%. Manufacturing came in higher than "Expectations," the best in four years, suggesting that, along with rising GDP announced last week, we are on the cusp of a major economic explosion.

20) A former president of Taylor Farms, TN, allegedly stole $32 million from the company. Well, go big or go home.

21) Screw the evil Kollyfornia government. President Trump just reopened oil production on the West Coast via the Defense Production Act.

22) Remember when President Trump yanked $4 billion in funding from Kollyfornia trains? It seems one requirement for CA to get the money was that they actually buy . . . trains. Which they did not do.

23) They are pulling uranium out of sea water now.

IN INTERNATIONAL NEWS

24) Here are the ferals at work in Spain. This should be a campaign ad for every single Republican: "This is what the DemoKKKrat Terror Party and ______ [DemoKKKrat pol's name here] want to do to your family, your city, and your state." Spain says 50,000 (!!) have returned to Morocco, but reporters for the Epoch Times saw lines of invaders stretching for miles. Apparently the freebies from the Spanish gubmen t didn't materialize, as "hunger and hostility" are fueling the return back to Morocco. Guys, give 'em a chance. In about a year the extremely efficient Spanish bureaucracy will get to you. Oh, lost in all this was that the illegal invaders saw 67 die by stampeding, drowning, or other mishaps.. Meanwhile, Mediocre Britain is threatening to have the Royal Navy tow immigrant boats back to France. Gettin' good.

25) The little town of Piddington, England is holding a referendum to join the USA because of the forced asylum policies of the Mediocre Brit government.

26) Mediocre Britain has taxed its BP North Sea oil production into bailing out. And while they were at it, a Brit high court just banned "unauthorized" displays of the British flag. Do you recall those polls a few years ago in the U.S. where it showed merely seeing the U.S. flag shifted people's voting a little to the right. Guess those Mediocre Brits want to reach Pathetic Britain status sooner rather than later.

27) The Huns may finally be seeing the oil-powered light, canceling subsidies to green.

28) The Hamas Murder Pirates were preparing for another Oct. 7-style massacre at multiple targets, including Israeli embassies and Ramstein AFB in addition to targets in five other countries. Do you understand why these murderous clam-dippers cannot be allowed to live?

29) OPEC and other US allies have increased oil production for the sixth time in a row.

IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

30) A legencary CA radio station is firing all DJs. "Humans? We don' need no stinkin' humans."

31) "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" hit a gross of $927 million worldwide after a long weekend. It will likely gross somewhere around $1.7 billion-$2 billion and will make money for Sony/Marvel to the tune of a half-billion dollars. On a budget of $225 million plus probably another $50 million in marketing, the movie right now is in the black by $200=400 million. With "Avengers: Doomsday" trailers flying, it looks as though movie goers are willing to give the Marvel Comics Universe one more chance.

IN MEDICAL NEWS

32) Trump's new NIH chief, Jay Bhattacharya, established a new vax injury center to avoid lies told by the vaxiopaths.

33) HHS Secretary RFK, Jr., says answers are coming soon on the causes of autism. He also told the harpy Dana Bash that Constitutional protections are more important than "public health."

34) When they kept saying "Trust the Science," do you think they had Bill Gates in mind? He was given a top security clearance during the key "gain of function" research.

35) In a German study, unvaxxed kids were healther in 13/14 cases.

36) The Washington Compost wants to know why we need to "embarrass" Dr. Fallacy about his diary entries. Oh, little fungalmuffins, it's about exposing this lying fraud Mengele impersonator, not embarrassing him. That's just gravy. Meanwhile, following FL, LA becomes the second state to launch an investigation into Dr. Fallacy.

AND FINALLY . . .

37) My kind of story. A stranger gave a rock band his truck so they could finish their tour. Not quite my experience. I had a Dodge Econoline Super-Extended Van (we had a separate equipment truck) and the drive shaft went out in Tucson as we headed for the South. Got it fixed. Or so we thought. On a freeway over a LA swamp below, the drive shaft fell out on the highway. As we coasted to a stop on the side of the highway, I saw in my rear view mirror a pickup coming. We're saved! Except it was some cajuns who grabbed the drive shaft and sped by us, laughing.