Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Another Day, Another Indictment. Here’s What Trump is Saying.

The weaponization of America’s justice system continues apace, with former President Donald J. Trump indicted again, at the behest of his political opponents in government. The 45th President faces charges related to his document retention after he left the White House, despite the fact that the Commander-in-Chief has full declassification authority.

In response to seven charges allegedly being leveled in Florida, Trump posted to Truth Social: “The corrupt Biden Administration has informed my attorneys that I have been Indicted, seemingly over the Boxes Hoax, even though Joe Biden has 1850 Boxes at the University of Delaware, additional Boxes in Chinatown, D.C., with even more Boxes at the University of Pennsylvania, and documents strewn all over his garage floor where he parks his Corvette, and which is “secured” by only a garage door that is paper thin, and open much of the time.

“I have been summoned to appear at the Federal Courthouse in Miami on Tuesday, at 3 PM. I never thought it possible that such a thing could happen to a former President of the United States, who received far more votes than any sitting President in the History of our Country, and is currently leading, by far, all Candidates, both Democrat and Republican, in Polls of the 2024 Presidential Election. I AM AN INNOCENT MAN!

“This is indeed a DARK DAY for the United States of America. We are a Country in serious and rapid Decline, but together we will Make America Great Again!”

Even his primary opponent Ron DeSantis weighed in, though distastefully used the moment as an opportunity to claim there would soon be a “DeSantis administration”:

“The weaponization of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to a free society. We have for years witnessed an uneven application of the law depending upon political affiliation. Why so zealous in pursuing Trump yet so passive about Hillary or Hunter? The DeSantis administration will bring accountability to the DOJ, excise political bias and end weaponization once and for all.”

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The weaponization of America's justice system continues apace, with former President Donald J. Trump indicted again, at the behest of his political opponents in government. The 45th President faces charges related to his document retention after he left the White House, despite the fact that the Commander-in-Chief has full declassification authority. show more
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REVEALED: DeSantis Fundraiser’s Millions from China Tech Giant.

Marc Lampkin, a leading fundraiser for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, has benefited from millions of dollars flowing from the Chinese Communist Party’s tech giant Tencent Holdings since 2020.

Between 2020 and 2023, Brownstein Hyatt – where Lampkin is a government relations managing partner and shareholder – received a total of $2,130,000 million from the Chinese firm despite then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 executive order which attempted to ban U.S. transactions with Tencent.

In 2020, Brownstein accepted $330,000 to lobby for Tencent’s American subsidiary, which grew to $800,000 in both 2021 and 2022. This year, the total amount so far has been $200,000.

Tencent is the tech company responsible for WeChat, a messaging and social media app, which has been utilized by the Chinese Communist Party to suppress dissenting views and closely monitor the private conversations of Chinese citizens. Trump’s attempts to ban WeChat were dropped by President Biden.

Lampkin – who is also a lobbyist on behalf of Moderna, manufacturer of one of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines – is part of the host committee for the “Ron DeSantis For President” fundraiser in Washington D.C. this month, for which tickets cost upwards of $1,000.

He has previously served as strategic advisor to former House Speaker John A. Boehner, as well as having been the deputy campaign manager for the Bush for President campaign.

While Governor DeSantis has been keen to stop Chinese land purchases in Florida, he has never broached the issue of Tencent and its like, though he has not been shy to fight major American corporations.

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Marc Lampkin, a leading fundraiser for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, has benefited from millions of dollars flowing from the Chinese Communist Party's tech giant Tencent Holdings since 2020. show more
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German Leader Scholz Brutally Booed For Ukraine War Support.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was heckled and booed after delivering comments in support of the war in Ukraine. His verbal assailants appeared to be members of his own Social Democrat Party, who chanted “Kriegstreiber,” or “warmonger,” at the 64-year-old European leader.

In response, Scholz – who took over from Angela Merkel in 2021 – angrily seized the microphone and proceeded to shout “Liebe Schreihälse,” which in this context means, “dear crybabies”:

“Firstly, [the] warmonger is Putin!” he yelled, going on to state: “He invaded Ukraine with 200,000 soldiers. He has mobilized many more. He risked the lives of his own citizens for an imperialist dream. Putin wants to destroy, conquer Ukraine, and he has others in mind. We, as friends of freedom, as democrats, as Europeans, will not allow this.”

The crowd, however, was having none of it.

WATCH:

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was heckled and booed after delivering comments in support of the war in Ukraine. His verbal assailants appeared to be members of his own Social Democrat Party, who chanted "Kriegstreiber," or "warmonger," at the 64-year-old European leader. show more
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DeSperate DeSantis Camp Shares AI-Generated Pics of Trump Kissing Fauci.

Ron DeSantis’s collapsing campaign has been attempting to peddle fake, AI-generated images of former President Donald J. Trump hugging and kissing Dr. Anthony Fauci. The incident comes just days after the DeSantis team launched a corporate media-inspired campaign to “fact check” Trump supporters on Twitter.

Shared by the DeSantis War Room social media account first set up by illegal immigrant supporter and DeSantis confidante Christina Pushaw, a new attack advert features a collage of six images of Trump with the former public health official captioned: “REAL LIFE TRUMP”.

Three of the six images depicting Trump hugging and even kissing Fauci, however, are not from “real life” at all, and represent a new weaponization of fake news against the 45th President.

The effort appears to be an attempt to deflect from DeSantis’s own troubling record with Fauci. On March 25th 2020, DeSantis heaped praise on then-Vice President Mike Pence’s COVID task force:

“You have a lot of people there who are working very, very hard, and they’re not getting a lot of sleep. And they’re really focusing on a big country that we have. And from Dr. Birx to Dr. Fauci to the vice president who’s worked very hard, the surgeon general, they’re really doing a good job. It’s a tough, tough situation, but they’re working hard.”

Indeed DeSantis made sure to single out Fauci, Birx, and Pence for praise – omitting Donald Trump since he knew at the time that Trump had deputized the COVID-19 response to Pence and his team.

Hany Farid, an expert in digital forensics, told the AFP that it was “sneaky to intermix what appears to be authentic photos with fake photos… three images are almost certainly AI generated.”

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Ron DeSantis's collapsing campaign has been attempting to peddle fake, AI-generated images of former President Donald J. Trump hugging and kissing Dr. Anthony Fauci. The incident comes just days after the DeSantis team launched a corporate media-inspired campaign to "fact check" Trump supporters on Twitter. show more

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FBI Hosts ‘Out and Proud’ Starring Biden’s Occultist Monkeypox Tsar.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) hosted a virtual event to ‘commemorate Pride Month’ on Tuesday, June 6, alongside the infamous Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Biden’s pentagram-tattooed and occult-loving Monkeypox Response Deputy Coordinator.

The event witnessed a presentation by Dr. Daskalakis entitled “Out and Proud: Celebrating LGBT+ Diversity in the U.S. Government,” which addressed the “importance of LGBT+ visibility in the government and health care industry.”

Daskalakis is best known for his satanic antics alongside his “husband” as well as his recent, bondage-clad appearance in Las Vegas on behalf of the Biden White House.

One of the attendees was the Director of the FBI, Chris Wray, who has been a long-time proponent of diversity and inclusion at the FBI, arguing it “is something I care deeply about… because the success of our efforts impacts our operations, our culture, and our future.”

The FBI is not alone in championing Pride Month. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) also joined in the celebrations, stating:

“Pride Month is an occasion for all of us at the Agency to pay tribute to the rich history, community, and mission contributions of our LGBTQ+ officers.”

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) hosted a virtual event to 'commemorate Pride Month' on Tuesday, June 6, alongside the infamous Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Biden's pentagram-tattooed and occult-loving Monkeypox Response Deputy Coordinator. show more
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Cuba to Host Chinese Communist Spy Base.

Communist China has struck a deal with communist Cuba to establish a facility capable of monitoring America’s communications, according to “U.S. officials familiar with highly classified intelligence,” says the Wall Street Journal.

The Chinese “spy base” will allegedly work to intercept communications across the south-eastern United States, as well as monitor American shipping movements.

Given Cuba’s physical proximity to the continental United States, the WSJ believes the move represents an “unprecedented new threat” to America, comparable to the Soviet Union’s move to station nuclear missiles on the Caribbean island.

“While I cannot speak to this specific report, we are well aware of—and have spoken many times to—the People’s Republic of China’s efforts to invest in infrastructure around the world that may have military purposes, including in this hemisphere.”

– John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council.

China has grown increasingly brazen in its challenges to the United States since Joe Biden replaced Donald Trump as President, infamously flying a spy balloon across the country in more or less plain sight from January to February this year.

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Communist China has struck a deal with communist Cuba to establish a facility capable of monitoring America's communications, according to "U.S. officials familiar with highly classified intelligence," says the Wall Street Journal. show more

Republicans & FBI Both Blink as Contempt Vote Dropped.

Republicans in the House of Representatives have canceled a vote that would have held the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Chris Wray, in contempt of Congress for failing to provide the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability with documents relating to President Biden’s crooked financial affairs.

Chair of the Committee, James Comer, announced on Wednesday evening that he was calling off the vote after the FBI offered committee members — rather than the public — the opportunity to review the document.

“Allowing all Oversight Committee members to review this record is an important step toward conducting oversight of the FBI and holding it accountable to the American people,” argued Comer upon announcement of the vote’s cancelation.

The FBI also agreed to make two documents referenced in the FD-1023 available for Chairman Comer and Ranking Member Raskin to review.

The move represents a defeat for House Republicans who threatened to hold the FBI director in contempt of Congress if the documents were not revealed to at least all of Congress.

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Republicans in the House of Representatives have canceled a vote that would have held the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Chris Wray, in contempt of Congress for failing to provide the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability with documents relating to President Biden's crooked financial affairs. show more

‘Asylum Seeker’ Stabs Babies in Strollers.

A man who has identified himself as a Syrian asylum seeker is in custody after a mass stabbing targeting a group of children aged around three years old, as well as an elderly bystander.

The attack took place on Thursday, in a public park in Annecy, a French town close to Switzerland.

Details of the incident are still emerging, with the BBC reporting that the children were “on a morning outing with their parents and minders when a man wielding a knife suddenly appeared and began to stab them, some in their pushchairs [prams].”

After fleeing the scene, the Syrian fell on an elderly man walking nearby, stabbing him as well. Police then intercepted the stabber, shooting him in the legs and taking him into custody.

Reports indicate that, as of the time of publication, there are five injured, with the elderly man and two children in hospital in critical condition.

The suspect, said to be 45, was at large in the country despite his asylum claim not having been processed. A disturbing video of the incident has been posted to Twitter.

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A man who has identified himself as a Syrian asylum seeker is in custody after a mass stabbing targeting a group of children aged around three years old, as well as an elderly bystander. show more
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Ron DeSantis’s Approval Ratings Have Absolutely Cratered.

Flordia Governor Ron DeSantis has seen his net approval rating tank since he announced his bid for the presidency.

A dynamic approval rating graph maintained by online pollster Civiqs puts DeSantis’s net approval at negative 19 points, with roughly 55 percent of respondents disapproving of him and 36 percent approving of him.

As recently as December his approval and disapproval ratings were tied at 47 percent apiece.

The findings appear to be further proof that DeSantis enjoyed no boost in support from his botched campaign launch, hosted by Elon Musk on Twitter Spaces.

Reporting the Civiqs findings, Newsweek noted that Morning Consult polling shows Donald Trump thrashing his Floridian rival 56 percent to 22 percent among Republicans, with DeSantis’s current results “stagnant” compared to May 20th, when he was pulling 21 percent.

His best result was in January, when he managed 34 percent.

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Flordia Governor Ron DeSantis has seen his net approval rating tank since he announced his bid for the presidency. show more
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Why is Biden’s FBI Hiding Documents from Congress?

Congress’s House Committee on Oversight and Accountability has recommended holding the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Christopher Wray, in ‘contempt of Congress‘ for failing to comply with a subpoena which would release documents relating to President Biden’s crooked financial affairs.

The Committee asserts that Wray “willfully failed to comply” with the committee’s subpoena issued last month, and that this has “interfered with the Committee’s investigation” into political corruption and influence peddling of President Biden when he was Vice President. The allegations pertain to long-standing deals with Chinese Communist affiliated organizations.

Committee Chairman James Comer (R-MI) pushed the subpoena following information provided by a whistleblower which suggested that “then-Vice President Biden allegedly engaged in a bribery scheme with a foreign national.”

The decision to hold Wray in contempt of Congress follows the committee “[h]aving exhausted all available options for obtaining compliance.”

“Americans have lost trust in the FBI’s ability to enforce the law impartially and demand accountability,” tweeted Comer, announcing the report.

Having failed to produce the requisite documentation, Wray then changed his story from ‘we don’t have it’, to ‘we’ll show a few of you’ but not the public. The Committee is having none of it, and plans further action Thursday morning.

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Congress's House Committee on Oversight and Accountability has recommended holding the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Christopher Wray, in 'contempt of Congress' for failing to comply with a subpoena which would release documents relating to President Biden's crooked financial affairs. show more