DAILYCALLER (Mark Tanos) - Former Democratic Governor Blasts Kathy Hochul Over Anti-ICE Sanctuary Laws
'The federal government supersedes the local government'
AXIOS (Alex Thompson) - AOC takes more steps toward 2028 run for president
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she hasn't decided whether to run for president, but the New York congresswoman is making new moves toward a possible White House bid. - Ocasio-Cortez launched a national tour in recent weeks — without calling it one. Why it matters: Whether AOC jumps into the race is one of the biggest X factors in the 2028 Democratic primary. - Democratic operatives expect she would easily raise $100 million just from small-dollar donors, mobilize many supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' past campaigns, and command attention as few other candidates could. Driving the news: Just in May, Ocasio-Cortez has: - Rallied voters in Philadelphia for a left-wing congressional candidate in a competitive primary. -…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she hasn't decided whether to run for president, but the New York congresswoman is making new moves toward a possible White House bid. - Ocasio-Cortez launched a national tour in recent weeks — without calling it one. Why it matters: Whether AOC jumps into the race is one of the biggest X factors in the 2028 Democratic primary. - Democratic operatives expect she would easily raise $100 million just from small-dollar donors, mobilize many supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' past campaigns, and command attention as few other candidates could. Driving the news: Just in May, Ocasio-Cortez has: - Rallied voters in Philadelphia for a left-wing congressional candidate in a competitive primary. -…Open
NEWSCATS (Diana Zapata) - NEWSCATS EDITORIAL If Iran Imposes A Permanent Toll On Hormuz, Who Will Start Charging Next: Deep Dive Inside The World’s Oil Chokepoints
Published May 24, 2026 Editor: Diana Zapata CONTEXT SIGNAL The Strait of Hormuz: The World’s Most Important Energy Bottleneck The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most strategically significant waterways on the planet. Roughly [...]
NEWSNATIONNOW (Rob Taub) - Rising travel demand pushing US hotel rates to new highs, expert says
Hentschel said rates continue to increase because the industry can't build hotels fast enough to keep up with demand.
SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - Daily Mail lies: Oct 7 victim saved from rape by non-existent Muslim prohibition on violating scarred women
The latest Oct. 7 rape hoax propaganda piece from The Daily insists that the only reason a woman at the Nova music festival wasn’t raped by Hamas members is that she had a scar – and falsely claims that “scars have a spiritual significance in the eyes of the terrorists.”
This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. In one of its most brazen disinformation efforts in years, the British tabloid The Daily Mail has published a fake news story claiming that an Israeli woman who was permitted to leave by Hamas militants only avoided being sexually assaulted by showing her captors her scar. According to the woman in question, May Hayat, she had been taken prisoner by “terrorists” at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, when she began to detect “an energy and look in their eyes that every woman knows what’s going to happen next.” However, she insists the men declined to rape her because Muslims subscribe to a belief…Open
SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - OPCW admits it suppressed key dissenter in Douma chemical cover-up
In its defeat at an international tribunal, the OPCW has acknowledged that it shunned an inspector who challenged the Douma chemical cover-up. OPCW whistleblower Dr. Brendan Whelan details the closing chapter of his bid for justice.
This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The wheels of justice turn slowly but grind exceedingly fine, they say. A recent ruling from the Geneva-based Tribunal of the International Labour Organisation (ILOAT) ordered my former employer the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to reverse its decision to sanction me for alleged breaches of confidentiality and to pay damages. After six years of legal wrangling, the time-worn adage has rung true. But it isn’t an absolute win or a victory in the true sense. My success at the ILOAT was a correction to a single wrongdoing in the context of a much larger continuing deception being perpetrated…Open
REDSTATE (Nick Arama) - Massie's Hot Take on Why He Lost Is Likely to Raise Eyebrows With KY Voters and Boomers
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Texas' Senate race could mean trouble for Trump | The Hill Sunday
Senator John Cornyn did not receive a Presidential endorsement for the Texas GOP Primary. However, he explains why he's a candidate that can actually help President Trump from getting impeached for a 3rd time. #johncornyn #kenpaxton #midterms #texas
NYTIMES (Deb Amlen) - Manny Nosowsky, Waggish Crossword Constructor for The New York Times, Dies at 94
For nearly two decades, the prolific puzzle maker, a retired urologist, charmed solvers with his penchant for witty, waggish puns.
NYTIMES (Declan Walsh and Arlette Bashizi) - Caught Flat-Footed, a City Races to Catch Up With Ebola
The deadly virus has spread alarmingly in Congo for months. Only now is the response taking shape.