More Illegal Aliens Discovered Voting Illegally in US Elections

John Solomon at JusttheNews:

Evidence mounts of noncitizens reaching voter rolls, casting ballots as DOJ speeds crackdown

Trump DOJ has secured about two dozen noncitizen voting arrests, prosecutions or convictions in the last few months, with about another 90 more cases under investigation.

A small town Kansas mayor born in Mexico. A Filipino senior citizen living in Hawaii. Two Pakistani men residing in New Jersey. An Aussie in Louisiana. And a Chinese student studying at the University of Michigan. They all have one thing in common.

Each has been charged in the last year with illegally voting in U.S. federal elections as foreigners, part of a sudden wave of prosecutions led by the Trump Justice Department for a crime that used to be among the rarest in the federal court system.

The Trump Justice Department has secured about two dozen non-citizens voting arrests, prosecutions or convictions in the last few months alone, with about another 90 more cases under investigation, officials told Just the News. And all 50 states were sent notices this month that election officials can and will be prosecuted too if they allow non-citizens to vote.

"It isn't just bad policy to let non-citizens vote in federal elections, it's a crime. And this Department of Justice will intend to prosecute that crime if these election officials, having been informed that they are non-citizens on the voter rolls, knowingly allow those people to vote, enable their enrollment on the voter rolls, are passive in the face of this knowledge, etc. This is not some idle threat," Assistant Attorney General for Ciril Rights Harmeet Dhillon told the Just the News, No Noise television show.

DOJ officials have found three major problems in policing states' voter rolls ahead of the 2026 election: hundreds of thousands of dead people still eligible to vote, tens of thousands of illegal aliens on the rolls and scores of foreigners having gone beyond registering to, in fact, vote in a federal election, which is illegal.

Dhillon, the top election cop inside the DOJ, believes the numbers of foreigners illicitly voting in elections is probably higher but has been frustrated that U.S. Attorney offices across the country haven't made illegal voting a larger priority until just recently.

"We are trying to empty an ocean with a teaspoon because there isn't a culture of U.S. attorneys going after these," she explained.

That's changing with the sudden explosion of cases.

The left is shrieking (as usual) about the possibility that state election officials who turn a blind eye to illegal alien voting might be arrested themselves.

This is PBS so expect bias.

DOJ threatens to arrest state election officials if noncitizens vote

The Department of Justice is threatening to arrest more than a dozen state election officials if a single vote is cast in their states by a noncitizen. The threat was part of a letter giving election officials five days to detail how they will comply with laws on noncitizens voting. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Jessica Huseman of Votebeat, who obtained the letter.

Amna Nawaz:

The Department of Justice is threatening top election officials in more than a dozen states with arrest if even a single vote is cast in their states by a noncitizen. The threats detailed in a letter stating it's illegal for noncitizens to vote and giving elections officials five days to detail how they will comply with federal law.

It's worth noting that noncitizens voting, as well as election fraud in general, is exceedingly rare in this country, with just a handful of reported cases, even in databases kept by conservative legal groups. The letter was obtained by Votebeat.

White supremacist groups are also very, very rare but the left seems keenly interested in stopping them.

Jessica Huseman, Editorial Director, Votebeat:

All of the states got the letter, which that was not initially obvious when this was reported for the first time.

We heard from several states all at once that had gotten it. There were several states that couldn't actually find the letter because the Trump administration sent it to things like info@secretaryofstate.gov for some of these Web sites. So they had to go hunt it down.

But, yes, all 50 states have gotten them. And the letter essentially reminds election administrators that noncitizen voting is illegal and says that there are criminal penalties associated with knowingly allowing a noncitizen to vote.

Of course, that is not new information to election officials. And all of the election officials that I spoke to about this yesterday didn't seem particularly concerned.

Maybe they should be.

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Hmm: Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Was Recruited as a Spy by Israel; Israel Hoped He Could Take Control of Iran After Assassinations of Iran's President and His Advisors

So that was the plan.

But plans tend to not survive first contact with the enemy.

A rector from the University of Budapest sent an invitation to Ahmadinejad to attend a "climate change" conference. His hope was to get him close to Israeli delegates so that they could talk and maybe eventually broker a peace treaty.

The yearslong effort to groom the former Iranian president as an intelligence asset culminated in a dramatic effort to take him to an Israeli safe house in the early days of the war. But the plan fell apart.

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Mr. Ahmadinejad's 2024 visit to the university and a second one the following year were part of a yearslong Israeli effort to groom him as an intelligence asset who, when the time came, could be installed as Iran's new leader, according to both American and Iranian officials familiar with the operation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive intelligence.

Recruiting Mr. Ahmadinejad was of such priority for Israel that the country's then-spy chief David Barnea even traveled to the Hungarian capital in 2024 to meet with Mr. Ahmadinejad personally, according to former American officials. Soon afterward, they said, Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence service, notified the C.I.A. that it had been in contact with Mr. Ahmadinejad.

Israel's decision to build a regime-change plan around Mr. Ahmadinejad is an extraordinary twist in the saga of the country's relations with the former president, who was known for accelerating Iran's nuclear program, calling regularly for the destruction of Israel and denying the Holocaust.

In recent years, according to American officials, Israel secretly paid money to Mr. Ahmadinejad for housing and travel, and Israeli operatives met him abroad on several occasions, including during his trips to Budapest.

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The effort culminated in late February of this year -- during the first days of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran -- with an audacious operation to relocate the former leader, who had been living under strict surveillance in Tehran. The goal: to set in motion the plan to topple the current regime and install Mr. Ahmadinejad.

The plan failed.

On Feb. 28, an Israeli airstrike hit Mr. Ahmadinejad's compound, targeting the building of his bodyguards and his armored vehicle. After the strike, according to four senior Iranian officials, a black Peugeot car arrived, picked up Mr. Ahmadinejad and whisked him away at high speed from the chaotic scene.

American and Iranian officials with knowledge of the operation said the car had been driven by Mossad operatives, who took Mr. Ahmadinejad to a secret safe house in Iran.

But the former Iranian leader was upset about the frantic rescue operation, and he appeared to be disillusioned about the Israeli plan to return him to power, according to people with knowledge of what occurred.

He eventually left the safe house under circumstances that are still unclear. Mr. Ahmadinejad was not seen in public again until last Monday, when he made a brief appearance at the funeral procession for the slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

His current status remains uncertain. But four senior Iranian officials said that Mr. Ahmadinejad was in the custody of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' intelligence wing, under house arrest now that Iran has learned about much of his interactions with Israel.

A key part of the plan was that Kurdish Iranians would march on Tehran.

But, as Trump lamented months ago, that never happened. That was supposed to be the ground element which is absolutely essential in actually winning a war.

Israeli officials have not commented publicly about the plan to install Mr. Ahmadinejad as Iran's leader, which was part of a broader attempt to topple the government in Tehran. Another element involved arming and training Iranian Kurdish opposition forces based in northern Iraq to cross into western Iran, hold territory there and eventually move toward the capital Tehran, an effort that never manifested.

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Mossad officials did not respond to requests for comment.

Ali Akbar Javanfekr, a spokesman for Mr. Ahmadinejad, declined to comment.

It's not clear to me if Ahmadinejad had actually turned spy or was merely taking Israel's money while feigning interest. I guess it's reassuring to know that there was a plan for regime change... but this plan seems to have been pretty smokey from the start.

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Trump Endorses Lindsey Graham's Sister to Replace Him

Uhhh... I don't like politics becoming so dynastic.

But I guess the idea is that his sister taking over for the rest of the term would be non-controversial right now. All of the people who want to run for the seat also want to be appointed to fill out the term, because that gives them a huge incumbency advantage. Appointing Graham's sister to the seat avoids that... assuming she really only serves for the remaining months.

Graham raised his sister after his parents died.

President Trump posted on his Truth Social minutes before that he had recommended Graham's "wonderful sister" to serve as interim senator until a special election can be held.

South Carolina Republican Gov. Henry McMaster will be choosing that replacement. He's scheduled a 4 p.m. press conference to make that announcement.

"This would be a fabulous tribute to Lindsey, who loved her dearly!" Trump added.

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) agreed and told The Post that he has known the late South Carolina senator's sister "for years and she's a constituent of mine in Lexington County."

"I have faith in Gov. McMaster that he will make the right decision, but I would support the president's recommendation," Wilson said.

Preliminary findings from the Washington, DC, medical examiner's office determined that Lindsey Graham died of a ruptured aorta brought on by chronic heart disease.

Emergency responders arrived at the Republican senator's Capitol Hill home at around 8:30 p.m. after getting a call about an individual suffering from chest pains, according to scanner audio.

Medics performed CPR as Graham went into cardiac arrest a half hour later. He was then rushed to George Washington University Hospital, where he died.

When running for president in 2016, Graham had even joked about his sister serving as his first lady along with a "rotating" cast of other friends.

"I've got a sister, she could play that role if necessary," he told the Daily Mail in a June 2015 interview when asked about being the first bachelor in the White House since former President Woodrow Wilson.

The Graham parents had run a bar and pool hall in Central, S.C., where for a time they had raised their two kids in a backroom, the senator later shared in a memoir.

After their deaths, Graham enlisted in the Air Force and became Darline's legal guardian so he could use his military benefits to support his sister.

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"Of all the things that have happened in my life, her turning out so well is the highlight of it by far," he was quoted as telling C-SPAN in 2015, per the outlet.

Trump ordered the White House's flags to half-mast.

President Trump announced on Sunday that he has ordered "all American Flags throughout the United States" lowered to half-mast until Saturday night at 6 P.M.

"In honor of the remarkable life and achievements of Senator Lindsey Graham, a dear friend of mine, and a truly great man, who achieved so much for our Country, and his beloved Home State of South Carolina, I am ordering all American Flags throughout the United States lowered to Half Mast until Saturday evening at 6 P.M. GOD BLESS YOU LINDSEY! President DONALD J. TRUMP," he wrote on X.

South Carolina polls are scrambling to be appointed Senator, and boy oh boy I sure hope they don't pick the flaky tramp Nancy Mace, who'll be unemployed in months.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- The death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, who was running for a fifth term, begins a tumultuous new chapter in South Carolina politics during a year that has already been full of upheaval.

As the conservative state's senior senator and an influential ally of President Donald Trump, Graham was presumed to be on a glide path toward reelection.

Now, Gov. Henry McMaster must choose a temporary replacement who can serve until January while the state also prepares a special primary so voters can choose a new Republican nominee for the general election.

The rare open Senate seat has ignited a scramble among South Carolina's most ambitious conservatives, who have been eager to climb the political ladder.

Republicans just finished a sprawling and bruising contest to figure out their nominee for succeeding McMaster, who is wrapping up his second term. State Attorney General Alan Wilson won the nomination, overcoming a field that included Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, Rep. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman -- all of whom are now eyeing Graham's seat following his death over the weekend.

According to South Carolina law, a one-week filing period for a special primary election begins on the second Tuesday after the candidate's death, or July 21.

The special primary election would be held on the second Tuesday after that filing period closes, or Aug. 11. Any necessary runoff would follow two weeks after that, or Aug. 25.

From that point, the new nominee would have just over two months to campaign for the general election on Nov. 3.

There's a snag in the timetable:

All of this is problematic according to federal law, which requires military and overseas ballots to go out 45 days before any federal election. For the general election primary, that would have been June 27. Federal Election Commission officials didn't immediately return a message seeking clarity about the process.

Here are some of the possible replacements, including, unfortunately, Nancy Mace.

And including Scott Bessent -- who I think we need to keep where he is.

Meanwhile, we don't have to worry about replacing Mitch McConnell -- for the moment, anyway.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, who has been in the hospital since June 11 with an undisclosed medical diagnosis, said in a statement Sunday that he suffered a fall last month that left him briefly unconscious and landed him in the hospital.

The lawmaker said he also had to deal with a "mild case of pneumonia."

"My doctors have confirmed that I didn't break any bones or suffer a concussion. I didn't have a heart attack or a stroke. I don't have any tumors or hemorrhages. But I was briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital. While receiving excellent care over the past several weeks, I've also had to deal with a mild case of pneumonia," McConnell said in the statement.

McConnell's office has provided few details about what landed the senator in the hospital last month, despite a growing demand from many, including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.

In the statement, a letter from McConnell to his fellow Kentuckians, he said he hesitated to be more public about what happened to him.

Incredibly, the sneaky, secretive McConnell claimed that his refusal to keep his constituents informed was just some widely-shared penchant for skullduggery shared by all members of his generation:

"You all know how folks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with growing older. Even in the public eye, I feel that same instinct -- I can't help it," McConnell said in his note.

"I can't help it." Even though I have a responsibility to my constituents and the country, "I can't help it." That's just me and my generation. You young'uns wouldn't understand about, you know, lying.

"But at the same time, I've had more than my share of experience with physical vulnerabilities. Surviving childhood polio meant spending my entire life with mobility challenges. They haven't exactly gotten easier to manage with age. And last month, I took a fall which landed me in the hospital," he said.

Oh my goodness, he played the "childhood polio" card. What an absolute asshole.

We are ruled not just by men without chests, but also, men without souls.

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Muskily Heterosexual James Talarico Woos the Most Important Voting Bloc in Texas, Perverts Who Attend Drag Queen Shows

He's such a moderate centrist.

Oh, and he's teaming up with noted moderate centrist perennial Democrat candidate Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke to lock down the drag queen stan vote.

The Daily Caller reports on Beto and Fredo teaming up to diddle the Democrats' most important constituency.

Oh -- and voters whose first allegiance is to Mexico, and also, illegal aliens who have been struck from the voter rolls.

EXCLUSIVE: Talarico Finds His Base -- Drag Show Attendees, Mexico Fans And Purged Voters

Democrat Texas Senate nominee James Talarico is partnering with failed Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke to unleash a voter outreach campaign that will target drag show attendees, Mexico soccer fans, and people previously purged from voter rolls, the Daily Caller has learned.

After several failed candidacies, O'Rourke is now advising other up-and-coming Democrats through his organization Powered by People, which hosted a strategy Zoom call with Talarico's campaign Tuesday night, the Caller can reveal.

During the call, Powered by People Executive Director Aimee Prudhomme revealed Democrats' strategy to target voters ahead of the November election.

"Like Beto mentioned before, we go where the people are," Prudhomme said on a recording of the meeting obtained by the Caller. "We're trying to find likely Democratic voters. Those that are targets of voter suppression, likely to be removed or purged from the rolls come November. We go in places where those people are."

In Texas, people are removed from voter rolls if they are serving a sentence for a felony conviction, if they are illegally in the United States, if they are mentally incapacitated, if they move out of the country or state, or if they die, according to the state's Election Code.

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THE MORNING RANT: Great Economic News You Won’t Get from the Legacy Media

You wouldn’t know it if you rely on the legacy media for your economic news, but there are great things happening in this country. New unemployment claims have plummeted to historic lows, the US trade deficit has plunged, and there is massive industrial investment going on in the U.S., due in large part to President Trump’s “America-first” effort to re-shore industrial production.

But the legacy media is trying to tell a different story.

Of course, there is still the inflation issue. Because we haven’t fully recovered from the Biden inflation shock, President Trump is blamed for not deflating prices back to a pre-Biden level.

Core inflation is currently 2.9%, which is higher than desired, but look at the chart below. This is the most recent core inflation chart (through May 2026) from the Bureau of Labor Standards. The years 2021 through 2024 are the Biden years, all the others are Trump years. Notice anything?

Gas prices need to come down, of course, and I pray that President Trump isn’t goaded into a ground war in Iran that will skyrocket oil prices while destroying his presidency. Ground wars in Asia are even less popular than high egg prices.

Speaking of which, I can go to Wal-Mart right now and buy a dozen large eggs for $1.47. At the end of the Biden presidency, eggs were averaging over $4.00 per dozen. There was one point after Trump’s inauguration that the high price of eggs was dominating the news cycle, since the media thought it was a story that would hurt Trump. Strangely enough, the current low price of eggs is not considered newsworthy.

Perhaps the greatest indicator of economic strength is civilian employment, of which something remarkable is going on. As John Carney just documented at Breitbart Business Digest in a piece titled “The First Half of 2026 Saw Lowest Level of Jobless Claims Since 1969,” new unemployment claims in 2026 are consistently at low levels not seen for almost 60 years. As a percentage of the workforce, these low-numbers are unprecedented in the post-war era, because the workforce was so much smaller all those decades ago.

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Mid-Morning Art Thread

The death of Cain
George Frederick Watts

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The Morning Report — 7/ 13 /26

Good morning kids. So, to paraphrase the revolting blather of Barack Obama, Lindsey Graham is dead but Mitch McConnell is alive. Just like way back when the notion that GM was "alive" McConnell on the other hand conveniently mugging from his bed for the cameras belies his actual heath and fitness to remain in the Senate. In any case as for Graham, condolences go out to his family and loved ones.

President Trump and VP Vance had this to say about the late senator

President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed his sadness over the sudden passing of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at 71 years old and called Graham “a true American Patriot.” Vice President JD Vance remembered Graham in a post on X Sunday morning:
Lindsey Graham came from humble beginnings and became one of the most powerful lawmakers in the most powerful nation on Earth. His story was a fundamentally American one. Early in my Senate tenure, I remember getting into a shouting match with Lindsey about a Ukraine funding bill at lunch and then learning the very next day that he was pushing rail legislation I really cared about behind the scenes. That was Lindsey Graham. He fought like hell for the things he believed in, and he was just as willing to go to bat for you when it counted.

For me, Lindsey Graham's record as a warrior for conservative principles was spotty at best if not dismal. After all, his moniker for many years was Graham-nesty and for good reason. As the leader of the so-called "Gang of Eight" he pushed hardest to grant amnesty to the millions of illegal aliens already here during the Obama years. Open borders and illegal aliens are a boon to corporate donors to the GOP and by extension to Graham and his ilk who will gladly wet their beaks at the expense of the indigenous American worker by destroying the wages of real working real Americans. And we all know what massive illegal alien populations do for the Democrats. So, farewell Lindsey Graham and RIP. Here's hoping whoever succeeds you as the Senator from South Carolina will be a real champion of Americanism, America and the free market. Yes, I do realize that Marco Rubio was also a part of that hideous cabal. But his tenure as secretary of State as well as his evolution into a real MAGA stalwart at least in my mind has absolved him of that ill-advised position. Rubio unless and until proven otherwise represents a real hope for our future.

While Graham was only 71 and McConnell 84, both are representative of the entrenched gerontocracy in Washington DC whose sole purpose is the lining of their own pockets at the expense of the taxpayers and in the case of Republicans aiding and abetting the Democrat party's dismantling of America as founded all to get wealthy at the cost of our liberty.

Have a good day,

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
• Initial findings Sen. Lindsey Graham’s preliminary cause of death revealed after GOP leader, 71, found in DC home
  
  Sen. Lindsey Graham died of a ruptured aorta brought on by chronic heart disease, according to the preliminary findings of the DC medical examiner’s office released Sunday.
  
• The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican, who was hospitalized June 14 during what dispatchers suspected was a cardiac event, released the statement the day after Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), 71, suddenly died of heart issues — and following weeks of relative radio silence from McConnell’s camp.
  Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, breaks silence on mystery ailment with photo after hospital stay, questions about health

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Daily Tech News 13 July 2026

Top Story

• Apple's upcoming M7 processor, destined for a full rollout with Pro, Max, and Ultra models, is expected to support as much as 1.5TB of RAM for local AI and other massively intensive workloads. (WCCFTech)
  
  Which will cost $37,500. For the RAM. The rest of the computer will be... Actually relatively inexpensive.
  
  
  
• Apple is already working on the next-generation M8 chip, which will use a 1.4nm process. (WCCFTech)
  
  TSMC plans initial production of 1.4nm chips in 2028, so this is likely three years away.

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Sunday Overnight Open Thread - July 12, 2026 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Sunday ONT. Hope your weekend has been a good one. Open thread, as always. Fashion and music, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

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Gun Thread: On Vacation Edition!

Howdy, Y'all! Welcome to the wondrously fabulous Gun Thread! As always, I want to thank all of our regulars for being here week in and week out, and also offer a bigly Gun Thread welcome to any newcomers who may be joining us tonight. Howdy and thank you for stopping by! I hope you find our wacky conversation on the subject of guns 'n shooting both enjoyable and informative. You are always welcome to lurk in the shadows of shame, but I'd like to invite you to jump into the conversation, say howdy, and tell us what kind of shooting you like to do!

Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving Hell did it get to be the On Vacation Edition? That's right, gals and guys, your ol' pal Weasel & Co. packed up the truck and headed for the NC shore for a week of vacation from the stressful rigors of retirement. I'm writing this early Sunday morning having just returned from the donut and bagel shops, the sun is out, and the doggos are getting used to having sand betwixt their toes. Coffee is on and I'm ready to light a cigar.

With that, step into the dojo and let's get to the gun stuff below, shall we?

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Food Thread: Smoke 'Em If You've Got 'Em!

Long-time commenter and long-distance shooter "Blake" sent this along, and I must admit, I feel a bit guilty not having smoked the Mac&Cheese I served yesterday. That looks delicious! It is also another data point in my life-long study confirming my theory that everything is better in a smoker. Or at least as good!

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First World Problems...

Big Feather has conspired with Big Cushion to create the perfect cartel-like business stream. Big Feather sells Big Cushion feathers whose ends have been carefully machined to poke through conventional fabrics with ease. Then Big Cushion does not use fabrics that are resistant to those needle-like feathers.

It's brilliant! The cushions lose fill while simultaneously irritating the sh*t out of the consumer, who replaces the cushions in a vain attempt to avoid getting poked and prodded by Big Feather's products.

One day the people will rise up and end this cruelty.

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Lindsey Graham Dies; Neo-Cons Across The Country Are In Mourning

Sen. Lindsey Graham Dies at 71:The senator died from a 'brief and sudden illness,' his office said.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) died from a “brief and sudden illness” Saturday evening, his office said in a statement.

“On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness,” the statement shared on X read. “Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at the time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period.”

The 71-year-old was elected to the Senate in 2002. During President Donald Trump’s second term, Graham was a close ally, supporting the president’s military actions against the Iranian regime.

A longtime hawk on Iran, Graham leaves a legacy of backing policies aimed at isolating the country and limiting its missile and nuclear programs, among his many other achievements.

Left unsaid is Graham's unbridled excitement at anything that could possibly lead to military intervention anywhere on the planet! And two failed wars in 20 years, and military involvement almost literally everywhere didn't dampen his enthusiasm for spilling American blood and spending American treasure in foreign lands. His excitement at any expansion of the Ukraine border dispute is legendary, although his 10 trips to Ukraine seem a bit over the top, even for a senator. His savage hatred for Putin seemed personal! His recent change in tone with respect to Islamist Turkey getting F-35s was troubling, and doesn't make logical sense when contrasted to his solid and unwavering support for Israel. Although it might have been as simple as supporting his friends in the defense industry with expanded sales, and geopolitical considerations be damned!

Senator Graham seemed to put on the mantle of "maverick" that sadly didn't disappear with John McCain's death. At times he seemed to be running his personal foreign policy that was sometimes at odds with the President.

But the people of South Carolina kept reelecting him, because whatever his quixotic behavior as a senator, he understood local politics very well and took care of his constituents! The big question is what happens now? The governor will appoint a replacement, and the people of South Carolina elect a replacement Republican nominee in a special election in August to contest the general election in November 2026. The Democrat challenger is Dr. Annie Andrews, who last ran against Nancy Mace...and lost.

Is South Carolina in play for the Democrats? Probably not, but the good people of the Palmetto State have been electing Graham for quite a while, so their judgement when it comes to the proper conduct of a United States Senator is just a bit suspect.

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Sunday Morning Book Thread - 7-12-2026 ["Perfessor" Squirrel]

Welcome to the prestigious, internationally acclaimed, stately, and illustrious Sunday Morning Book Thread! The place where all readers are welcome, regardless of whatever guilty pleasure we feel like reading (party's over, pal! Zombie moose out front shoulda told ya!). Here is where we can discuss, argue, bicker, quibble, consider, debate, confabulate, converse, and jaw about our latest fancy in reading material. As always, pants are required, unless you are wearing these pants...

So relax, find yourself a warm kitty (or warm puppy--I won't judge) to curl up in your lap, and dive into a new book. What are YOU reading this fine morning?

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Daily News Stuff 12 July 2026

Top Story

• SK Hynix says that 2027 will be the "worst year" for memory, predicting that the crunch will last until 2030. (Tom's Hardware)
  
  I panicked and bought half a terabyte of RAM, everything I could find at old prices (and in one case, more than old prices but better than typical new prices).
  
  I just need to baby it along for a few years.
  
  
  
• Huawei says screw you guys, we'll build our own memory! With blackjack, and hookers! (WCCFTech)
  
  The company is planning to churn out 140,000 12-inch wafers a month of 28nm DRAM. Given the nuances of DRAM scaling, I'm not sure exactly what that counts for... Hang on.
  
  Looks like it's about 5% of current production by the Big Three, but every drop in the ocean counts.

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Saturday Night Club ONT - July 11, 2026 [D&D]

Welcome to Club ONT - a collaboration of The Disco and The Dino. We built this place for you so you can have some fun. Come in in, grab a drink or 3. Keep it light and friendly. Jerks need not enter the premises (the moose out front is keeping track and you do NOT want to disappoint the moose).

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Saturday Evening Movie Thread - 7/11/2026

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

Gore Verbinksi is a filmmaker I enjoy. I, like most of the world, became aware of him with his first Pirates of the Caribbean film which he followed up with his pair of sequels. Ever since, from The Weather Man to Rango to his gonzo masterpiece A Cure for Wellness, I've wanted more Gore Verbinski movies. Heck, even The Lone Ranger, as bloated and unwieldy as it is, has some real entertainment to it.

But, the dual financial failures of The Lone Ranger and A Cure for Wellness seems to have sent him to director jail, and he had to spend nine years scrounging for projects and enough money to put something together. And that something came out earlier this year, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die.

I missed it in theaters. I watched it the second I saw it on HULU. I bought the 4K at full price. I liked it. I enjoyed it. And, I had thoughts about it. Not really about the film itself, but about the nature of influence. Because, you see, I saw an influence, and that influence might not have actually been there.

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Hobby Thread - July 11, 2026 [TRex]

Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. For this week, the Wheel of Hobbies (TM) is feeling micro. It spun and spun and landed on a small scale theme for this Hobby Thread.

A what? You heard me.

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Ace of Spades Pet Thread, July 11

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Would you like a treat?

Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.

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Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, July 11

Mrs. BD went nursery shopping today to fill in the blanks in our northern Israel vacation home's garden. Except for the basil in the lower right corner, don't ask me what everything else is. That's not my department.

Biden's Dog

Lovely.

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