A foreign government’s demand to force American tech companies to break encryption for global users was defeated, marking a crucial win for privacy and constitutional rights in the face of globalist overreach. Story Snapshot The UK withdrew its demand that Apple create a backdoor to encrypted iCloud data after U.S. diplomatic intervention. Apple’s refusal to…
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Ringside: Tips to Understand Our Convoluted Yet Obligatory Units of Water
California News: Those of us following water politics and the water industry have become familiar with the most common units of water volume and water flow. Professionals in the industry make constant use of terms, often reduced to acronyms, forgetting that the rest of us may have no idea what they’re talking about. When it…
EU: Sitting at the Kids’ Table
Even though the mainstream media have largely been spitting venom: the summit between Kremlin leader Putin and US President Trump in Anchorage has shifted the balance in favor of the Kremlin. While Moscow views the event as a diplomatic success, Ukraine and its European backers find themselves under increasing pressure. Putin skillfully used Friday’s meeting…
Alcohol Consumption In The U.S. Falls To Record Low
Alcohol Consumption In The U.S. Falls To Record Low A new Gallup poll shows only 54 percent of U.S. adults now drink alcohol — the lowest level in the survey’s 90-year history. Those who do drink also report consuming less, according to the NY Times. Drinking had remained at or above 60 percent for decades…
Frank Caprio, Beloved ‘Caught in Providence’ Judge, Passes Away – Details
Before his passing, the renowned judge made one last appearance — not from the courtroom bench where he built his legacy, but through social media. Judge Frank Caprio, best known for his compassionate rulings on the television show “Caught in Providence,” has died at 88. His family announced his passing on his official Instagram page…
Hammill’s anti-Trump musings hold no Force … er, force
Matt Margolis writes for PJMedia.com about the latest instance of celebrity silliness. Mark Hamill, the man most famous for playing the character of Luke Skywalker, recently admitted that he nearly packed his bags after Donald Trump won re-election in 2024. Apparently, the thought of another Trump term sent the actor spiraling into the dark side,…
Red state institutions infected by the left, too
Shawn Fleetwood of the Federalist focuses on a disturbing new report about Republican-governed states. A common trope trotted out in defense of the modern GOP is that, for all its shortcomings, electing Republicans to positions of power is better than electing Democrats. If that argument is true, then why are the institutions in so many…
Animal Farm Turns 80: The Book the Communists Wanted to Kill Is Now More Relevant Than Ever
The 80th anniversary of the publication of Animal Farm passed almost without notice on college campuses where Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto is the most assigned political work. This from frontpagemag.com. Orwell, a fierce opponent of the Soviet Union, “had his journalism relentlessly censored by British Communists and their fellow travelers, forcing him to resort to fiction,” first Animal Farm and then 1984….
Lawsuit claims DC cops misclassified murders as accidents
Alana Goodman of the Washington Free Beacon highlights a significant legal action in the nation’s capital. A veteran Metropolitan Police Department officer alleged in an ongoing lawsuit that law enforcement officials in Washington, D.C., misclassified apparent murders in an effort to artificially deflate the district’s homicide numbers, according to documents reviewed by the Washington Free…
Restoring ‘vehicle choice’ to Americans
Paul Gessing writes for National Review Online about a significant Trump administration accomplishment. While the courts have yet to have their say, one of the Trump administration’s most important accomplishments, perhaps second only to his successful crackdown on illegal immigration, may turn out to be the restoration of vehicle choice in a large swath of…
Rights and Duties of Witnesses in Civil Actions
California News: Part 4, Title 5 of the California Code of Civil Procedure deals with the rights and duties of witnesses. Section 2064 provides that a witness, served with a subpoena, must attend at the time appointed, with any papers under his or her control lawfully required by the subpoena, and answer all pertinent and…
Parents Vanish from Search—Cops Stunned
Mounting suspicion surrounds the parents of a missing California infant as their inconsistent stories and refusal to cooperate raise urgent questions about accountability and child protection. Story Snapshot 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro remains missing, with parents under investigation due to inconsistencies in their accounts. The mother’s abduction story is disputed by law enforcement; the father has…
Mother hid from home invader in closet with her baby — then shot thug in the head, police say
A man with a long criminal record faced the ultimate penalty for breaking into the wrong home after discovering an armed mother, according to Illinois police. The Joliet Police Department said they responded to a residence on Hadrian Drive on the far west side of Joliet at about 10:30 p.m. The woman told them she…
Trump team dumps tax dollars for campus activism
James Lynch writes for National Review Online about a significant Trump administration reform. The Trump administration is working to ensure federal taxpayer dollars do not end up in the hands of campus political activists. The Department of Education announced Tuesday its plan to rescind Biden-era guidance allowing federal work study programs to bankroll political activism…
Joint commission hears roadmaps for Virginia’s retail cannabis rollout
Cannabis plant. (Photo by Getty Images) Virginia’s long-delayed path toward a legal cannabis marketplace took another step forward Wednesday as the state’s new bipartisan commission convened for its second meeting at the Capitol, listening to hours of presentations on taxation, equity, and the role of small businesses in shaping what could become a billion-dollar industry….
The Truth Behind Britain’s Wildfires
By Paul Homewood There’s a lot to unpack here. This was the headline in the Guardian last week: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/14/2025-on-track-to-beat-uk-record-for-wildfires-warn-firefighters As usual with the Guardian, they are misinforming you. Below is the actual data from EFFIS: https://forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu/apps/effis.statistics/seasonaltrend As you can see, about three quarters of the wildfire area to date occurred in…
Virginians say housing costs are a crisis, want lawmakers to act
A house for sale in Richmond. (Photo by Sarah Vogelsong/Virginia Mercury) A new statewide survey finds housing one of Virginians’ top concerns — and that a strong majority want lawmakers to act on it. Most respondents said they support policies to make it easier to build more and smaller types of homes, reduce regulatory requirements,…
Dr. McCullough Meets the Wisenuts
By Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH I travelled to Glendale, California recently to meet up with the famous cigar smoking, jovial Armenian podcasters known as the “Wisenuts.” My first question was who was “wise” and who was “nuts”? We went for over two hours together with Armond Hopar, Arno Akhverdyan, and Joseph Marashlian. I learned…
Thousands facing death in African state – medic group
Doctors have warned of a looming health crisis in Sudan, where a civil war has raged for over 28 months Thousands of people in Sudan’s war-ravaged North Darfur are facing the risk of death due to a critical shortage of essential and life-saving medicines, an association of doctors in the African country has warned. The…
Regulator approves electricity transmission line, towers in Alexandria to serve one data center
Transmission lines stand above a multi-use path adjacent to homes in rural Virginia. (Photo by Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News) Bren Pointe residents in Fairfax County are closer to seeing steel transmission towers rise just outside their townhomes after Virginia’s regulators approved a new electricity line to serve a single planned commercial data center. On Aug….
Ted Cruz: Gavin Newsom is ‘good at being slick’
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, skewers the Democratic governor’s leadership in California on ‘Hannity.’ #foxnews #hannity #usnews #trunmp #politics Subscribe to Fox News: https://bit.ly/2vBUvAS Watch more Fox News Video: http://video.foxnews.com Watch Fox News Channel Live: http://www.foxnewsgo.com/ Download the Fox News app: https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS/cd5yhg3o Become a Fox News Patriot member! www.youtube.com/@FoxNews/join FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour…
Hungary’s Highest State Honour Awarded to Astronauts Farkas and Kapu
At Hungary’s national holiday celebrations on 20 August, President Tamás Sulyok presented the Order of Saint Stephen to Bertalan Farkas and Tibor Kapu, two astronauts whose achievements have left a lasting mark on both space exploration and Hungarian scientific life. The Order of Saint Stephen is the country’s most prestigious award, conferred each year on…
INSANITY: American Academy of Pediatrics Demands All Infants Be Vaccinated for COVID— Even Against Parents’ Will!
Exposing The Darkness is a reader-supported publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. One-time or recurring donations can be made through Ko-Fi: By Frank Bergman August 20, 2025 The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is demanding that Covid mRNA shots be administered to all infants as young as six months old,…
Ben Shapiro: Why would we want bad people here?
Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. This week, news emerged that the Trump administration has been setting new standards with regard to incoming immigrants. According to Axios, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will not take into account the “positive attributes” of migrants entering the country; such attributes can include…
5 Best Writing Services: Your Full Guide with Rankings and Tips
Writing an essay is a significant achievement for anyone who embarks on a challenging academic journey. It takes a lot of effort and time. It involves months of research, critical thinking, attention to detail and, of course, inspiration. But no matter how motivated or talented you are, the whole process can leave you feeling burnt…
Miami Archdiocese: Border officials ‘wrongfully detained’ foreign-born priest
Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami intervened with a federal judge Tuesday after a parish priest was detained upon trying to reenter the US after a trip overseas, according to a statement from the Archdiocese. Father Gustavo Santos is “a priest of the Archdiocese of Miami in good standing and with a valid R-1 religious worker…
Larry Elder: The cure for Trump Derangement Syndrome? Success!
Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. At this point in his second term, President Donald Trump has higher approval ratings than Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama in their second terms. According to the Real Clear Politics average of presidential approval polls, Trump, on Aug. 13, 2025, had a…
Strategies Iranians Use to Trick Westerners into Accepting What They Want Iranian leaders fear only strength and the credible willingness to use it by Harold Rhode
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21851/iranian-strategies-tricks Iranian leaders have mastered the art of patience, procrastination, and opportunism, waiting for the right moment to strike. As long as it [Iran’s regime] remains in power, the West, Israel, and moderate Arab allies remain in danger. For Westerners, negotiations are about compromise and achieving win-win outcomes….. For Iranians, negotiations occur only after one…
‘SCAM OF THE CENTURY’: Trump points fingers at green policies
Kansas State University ‘Civil Rights’ Administrator Is Part of Secret Marxist Group That Says It Has ‘No Sympathy’ for Dead Jews
An investigator in Kansas State University’s civil rights office, which claims to foster an “environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation,” is part of a secretive Marxist book club that calls for the “total destruction” of Israel, hails the terrorist group Hamas, and defends the murders of Israeli civilians. Derron Borders, who joined the university’s…
3 theories behind Bondi and Patel adding a co-deputy to Bongino’s FBI role
On Monday, August 18, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey was appointed as co-deputy director of the FBI, a newly created position, to serve alongside Dan Bongino starting September 8. This unusual move, announced by Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, ignited a firestorm of speculation. Some theorize Bailey’s appointment is a prelude…
Trump Deportation Blitz Shocks U.S. Veterans
The Biden-era promise to protect Afghan allies is unraveling fast, as Trump’s new policies end key safeguards—leaving U.S. veterans fighting in courtrooms to defend those who once risked their lives for America. Story Snapshot Trump administration has revoked protections for thousands of Afghans who aided U.S. forces, triggering imminent deportation risks. Veterans’ groups like “Battle…
The Germans Are Invading Poland (This Time With Real Estate Investment Capital)
The Germans Are Invading Poland (This Time With Real Estate Investment Capital) Via Remix News, Polish media outlets and some citizens are lamenting German real estate investors who are swooping into the Polish city of Wrocław and buying up 1,486 apartments, after an agreement was signed on Aug. 16 of this year. However, Wrocław is…
Is The U.K. On The Verge Of Civil War?
https://issuesinsights.com/2025/08/21/is-the-u-k-on-the-verge-of-civil-war/ It might be easy to dismiss the growing unrest in Britain, where crowds of fed-up and violently angry citizens are suddenly taking to the streets to end what they see as the tyranny of woke multiculturalism and horribly failed immigration policies. But right now, it looks as if the country could be nearing some…
Peruvian man accused of killing wife tried to blame ICE for her disappearance
A 33-year-old Southern California mother was found dead Saturday after her husband blamed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for her disappearance before fleeing to Peru. The Montrose Search and Rescue Team found the remains of 33-year-old Sheylla Cabrera at the bottom of an embankment in the Angeles National Forest, according to a press release…
Chinese refiners boost Russian oil imports – CNN
The move reportedly comes amid a dip in Indian purchases following Trump’s tariff threats Chinese oil refineries have ramped up imports of Russian crude after India scaled back purchases under US tariff pressure, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing analysts. China and India became the top buyers of Russian oil after Western sanctions hit Moscow following…
Smartmatic: Hacking Elections in 72 Countries from Serbia for 20 Years
By Alexandra Bruce
Russiagate: Dismantling the Democrats’ hoax By Mike Robertson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/08/russiagate_dismantling_the_democrats_hoax.html At the long-anticipated U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska on August 15, President Trump stressed that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was well aware that his country had not interfered in the 2016 election. This unexpected remark amid talks on Ukraine war settlement referred to a massive legal work conducted by the intelligence community aimed at…
‘Don’t rest on your laurels’: Vance lists reasons why Republicans must ‘take nothing for granted’ in 2026
Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” that Republicans should “take nothing for granted” when it comes to the upcoming midterm elections in 2026 due to “headwinds from the media” as well as Democrats still “trying to register illegal aliens.” Despite new reports detailing Democrats’ drop in voter registrations and…
Education and Wealth Trump All Identity Politics Under Trump, we stand a chance of returning to our Constitution. by Bruce Thornton
https://www.frontpagemag.com/education-and-wealth-trump-all-identity-politics/ One of the strangest and dysfunctional ideas in our society has been “identity politics.” This creation sprang from Cultural Communism’s exploitation of the Civil Rights Act and the Great Society’s federal legislation and agencies’ redistribution of taxpayer money. The purpose was to keep the newly franchised black citizens mired as victims still oppressed by…
Benjamin Fulford Report: Fake Trump meets fake Putin for public show but, it won’t stop the revolution – August 18, 2025
The world was presented last week with a summit meeting featuring a fake chinless Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting a short and fat fake US President Donald Trump. In the public version of events, they had a 3-hour meeting, lunch was cancelled, and the Russian delegation left without reaching any deals. Instead, the leaders of…
Pakistan: The Horrifying Plight of Minority Children Welcome to Islam. by Uzay Bulut
https://www.frontpagemag.com/pakistan-the-horrifying-plight-of-minority-children/ According to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), there are 51 Muslim-majority countries. Yet, none of them treats non-Muslim communities with respect and dignity. The brutality that Muslim regimes and societies inflict on non-Muslims is extreme — and children are often the target. When it comes to discrimination against non-Muslim children, including Hindus and…
Trump Cries FOUL Over Pardons!
Joe Biden’s reliance on an autopen to sign more than 1,500 pardons in the closing weeks of his presidency has triggered a fierce legal and political battle over the legitimacy of his final executive actions. At a Glance Biden issued over 1,500 pardons and commutations in his final days, most signed with an autopen Only…
Antisemitism Is Proliferating in Our Public Schools Jews face discrimination in many K-12 schools and colleges. By Larry Sand
https://amgreatness.com/2025/08/21/antisemitism-is-proliferating-in-our-public-schools/ As I recently noted, UC Davis—a research university with 40,000 students—has a well-documented anti-Jewish problem. In April last year, the StandWithUs Center For Legal Justice filed a formal complaint with the Department of Education, claiming “a pervasively hostile, antisemitic campus climate, with incidents of unlawful discrimination and harassment, for students.” Not surprisingly, in November,…
Fox News Highlights – August 20th, 2025
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What Is the Democrat Alternative to Trump? Democrats rage at Trump’s every move but offer no real alternative—only fury, obstruction, and failed policies voters have already rejected. By Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2025/08/21/what-is-the-democrat-alternative-to-trump/ The Pavlovian Left goes berserk at the mere prospect of each new Trump initiative. Its escalating reactive venom and hysteria are calibrated to the success of Trump’s latest policy. Yet the new hard-left Democratic Party offers no counter-agenda to explain its furor. Still less do Democrats attempt bipartisan efforts to craft shared legislation. Take…
‘Stole his career and his future’: Woman falsely accused military doctor of rape and secretly recorded him in frame-up gone awry
Veronika Rodriguez (Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office). A Pennsylvania woman will spend time behind bars after falsely reporting a rape to law enforcement and illegally recording the man she accused without his consent. In May, Veronika Rodriguez, 27, was found guilty by a Lebanon County jury on one count each of false reporting, intercepting communications,…
Uganda agrees to accept US deportees under strict conditions in new migrant deal
Aug 21, 2025: 4:20 a.m.: Uganda agrees to accept US deportees under strict conditions in new migrant deal BREAKING: Uganda has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors, officials said. https://t.co/MFcfbUGk3b — The Associated Press (@AP)…
Coming Arrests Timeline + DEWs & 9/11 Truth Bombs
By Alexandra Bruce
Court halts new law requiring Ten Commandments in Texas schools
Classroom displays of the Ten Commandments will remain off-limits in Texas public schools for now. A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday, blocking a new law from taking effect. The case is expected to eventually go before the U.S. Supreme Court. Senate Bill 10 and the lawsuit The lawsuit challenges Senate Bill 10, which…
Switzerland Says It Won’t Arrest Putin If He Enters For Peace Summit
Switzerland Says It Won’t Arrest Putin If He Enters For Peace Summit Switzerland would offer diplomatic immunity to Russian President Vladimir Putin if he were to travel there for potential peace negotiations with Ukraine, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis announced Tuesday. “We have always expressed our willingness, but of course it depends on the major powers’…