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May 9, 2024
William Upton
Lawfare

Stormy Daniels: ‘I’m Significantly More Crazy Now,’ Admits Being Sexual Aggressor With Trump, Told Story to ‘Make Some Money.’

Stormy Daniels, the pornographic film actress at the center of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg‘s prosecution against former President Donald Trump, is emblematic of the stereotypes attached to her industry. A lengthy biographical sketch published in New York Magazine‘s Intelligencer reveals a woman motivated by a need for constant attention, greed, petty vindictiveness, and — by her own admission — mental illness.

In her own words, Daniels contradicts her recollection of events surrounding her alleged affair with former President Trump. She plays up fictitious threats and carefully assumes the role of someone who faced grave injustice — despite no crime ever being committed against her. The National Pulse has pulled some of the more relevant passages that shed important light on the motivations and dubious credibility of Stormy Daniels.

“I’M SIGNIFICANTLY MORE CRAZY.”

In a 2023 interview, shortly after former President Trump was charged with falsifying business records to cover up alleged “hush money” payments to Daniels just days before the 2016 election, the porn actress acknowledged that her mental health had declined. “I’m significantly more crazy now than I was before,” Daniels said.

The adult film industry has been accused of routinely taking advantage of women with untreated mental health issues. A 2011 psychiatric study comparing women in the porn industry with the average woman in California found a stark deviation in mental health. One-third of respondents in the adult film industry met the criteria for a depression diagnosis. Just 13 percent of women in California met the same criteria overall. Additionally, women in the porn industry were by and large more likely to have experienced poverty, sexual abuse, and other forms of violence than the average woman in California.

“MAKE SOME MONEY.”

Former President Trump and his allies have long contended that Daniels had engaged in a celebrity extortion plot as she saw an opportunity for a financial windfall with his presidential campaign. Daniels admits as much in her court testimony, confirming to Trump’s defense attorney, Susan Necheles, that she was motivated to “Get the story out and make some money.”

The National Pulse has reported that Daniels’s original attorney, Keith Davidson — who negotiated the alleged hush money payment with disgraced lawyer Michael Cohen — is a well-known entertainment industry shakedown artist. Davidson has represented several unsavory characters who’ve peddled sex tapes and lurid stories of celebrity trysts, all to make a buck. In 2018, Davidson was fighting at least three lawsuits against him over alleged extortion plots.

CHANGING HER STORY. 

Daniels’s recollection of events has changed over time. The newest iteration, as The National Pulse reported on Tuesday, suggests her encounter with the former President was nonconsensual, with Daniels telling the court that Trump was bigger than her and alluding to the power dynamic between the two. However, prior tellings paint a very different picture.

The porn actress claimed in the past that she was the aggressor. New York Magazine notes: “[S]he recounts details about insulting him, or making him change out of his pajamas, or instructing him to bend over so she could spank him… she had thought of her standoff with Trump as a battle of egos between two equals, and she had felt that she had won.”

A VICTIM WITHOUT A CRIME.

One of the most bizarre aspects of Stormy Daniels’s public persona has been her insistence she’s the victim of grave injustice. “Her mind-set is that this is a justice system that hasn’t protected her, and yet she’s here spending her money, her own time, and taking time off work and risking her safety to show up for a legal system that didn’t show up for her,” a friend of the adult film actress told New York Magainze. Daniels has foregone government-provided security and relied instead on her long-time bodyguard, claiming she doesn’t trust the government to protect her — what she needs protection from isn’t clear.

This victim mentality played out during Tuesday’s cross-examination of Daniels by Trump’s defense attorneys. “He prevailed, but I was not found to have lost,” the porn actress insisted when asked why she still has not paid Trump legal fees as part of a judgment against her over several failed lawsuits against the former President.

The closest Daniels has ever come to actually detailing a crime against her was a claim she made on the witness stand Tuesday that she was approached by a man in a parking garage in 2011 and told to stop discussing her story. By her admission, Daniels never told her husband, daughter, or anyone else of the alleged threatening encounter. Nor did she report the threat to police.

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Politics

South Carolina House Passes Redistricted Midterms Map.

The South Carolina House of Representatives has passed a new congressional map favoring Republicans, potentially eliminating the last Democrat-held seat in the state.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: South Carolina’s House of Representatives has officially approved the state’s redrawn congressional map, potentially giving Republicans a full seven-seat sweep at the midterms.
📰 DETAIL: House Bill 5683, which redraws South Carolina’s congressional map, was passed on Wednesday. The aim of the redraw was to dissolve the 6th Congressional District, currently held by Rep. Jim Clyburn, a Democrat and the only one of his party in the state’s congressional delegation. The redraw of South Carolina’s congressional map began on May 15, 2026, after Republican Governor Henry McMaster called for a special legislative session earlier in the month. It follows the Supreme Court ruling that racially gerrymandered majority-minority electoral districts, like Clyburn’s, are unconstitutional.
🎯 IMPACT: Governor McMaster summoned state legislators for a special session after a small number of Republican-in-name-only (RINO) state senators sided with the Democrats to block a previous redistricting measure. “Whatever we can do to see that we have a functioning Congress, we ought to do it,” said McMaster when asked by reporters about the decision to pursue a congressional redraw. The measure will now head to the state Senate. Notably, the previous attempt failed because a supermajority was required, but in the special session a simple majority will be sufficient. If approved by the state Senate, the new map will likely eliminate the Democrats’ only congressional district in the state, giving all seven seats to the Republicans. This would strengthen the Republicans’ electoral prospects in the midterms in November. Republican-controlled states like Texas and Florida have already pursued redraws favoring the GOP, while Democrat-controlled California and Virginia have sought to reduce Republican representation. However, not every state will redistrict before the elections in November.

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BREAKING: Former Cuban Dictator Castro Indicted In U.S.

The U.S. indictment of Raúl Castro marks a significant escalation in the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Cuba’s communist regime.

PULSE POINTS
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Former Cuban President Raúl Castro, brother of the late Fidel Castro, has been indicted in the United States, according to a senior Trump administration official. This move is part of a broader strategy by the Trump administration to increase pressure on Cuba’s communist regime.
📰 DETAIL: The indictment is a rare instance of the U.S. pursuing criminal charges against a foreign leader, reminiscent of its case against now-former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who was a key energy supplier to Cuba before his capture by U.S. forces earlier this year. Raúl Castro, who served as Cuba’s defense minister and later as president, remains influential in Cuban politics despite stepping down in 2018. He is accused of being involved in a 1996 incident in which Cuban jets shot down two American-operated planes operated by the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Despite the [U.S.] embargo, sanctions and threats of the use of force, Cuba continues on a path of sovereignty towards its socialist development,” insisted Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez.
🎯 IMPACT: The indictment could further strain U.S.-Cuba relations and is likely to be seen as an aggressive move by the Trump administration to push for regime change in Cuba. Notably, Cuba is currently experiencing an acute energy crisis, with the U.S. having successfully choked off much of its fuel supply from Venezuela and Mexico. Nevertheless, Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez has threatened a “bloodbath” if the U.S. forcibly intervenes on the island, with reports that the regime has amassed hundreds of military drones capable of striking Florida and U.S. assets in Guantanamo Bay.

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UK

Town Forms ‘Vigilante’ Security Team Amid Migrant Influx.

Residents of Crowborough in East Sussex, England, have taken community safety into their own hands as hundreds of unvetted male migrants are being housed in a nearby former army camp.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A volunteer security group has formed after more than 500 unvetted migrant men were dropped into a small town in East Sussex, England, by the British government.
📺 DETAIL: Following the arrival of over 500 single migrant men in their community, residents of Crowborough, a small town with a population of roughly 20,000 in East Sussex, southern England, have formed their own volunteer security group. The group was formed after six migrants reportedly surrounded a local resident, sparking calls for community action. The migrants were deposited into the local area by the British government, led by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Crowborough residents have been vocal about their concerns, citing a strain on local resources created by the new arrivals, as well as a lack of consultation from the central government. The migrant men are currently being kept at Crowborough Training Camp, a former army camp turned into a migrant housing center, a decision that has already caused months of protests. The volunteer security group, named “Crowborough Aware,” currently has 81 residents patrolling the streets.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “We are a visible presence to provide safety and security. We are a deterrent.” – Volunteer from Crowborough Aware.
🎯 IMPACT: The formation of such groups reflects a broader crisis of confidence in the British government, especially regarding its handling of illegal immigration and asylum seekers, and keeping the British public safe. The arrival of the migrants creates a number of integration problems, and follows a nationwide trend of the British government placing large groups of unvetted migrant men in small, predominantly White British communities with limited resources. There have been a number of high-profile cases involving migrants harming local residents; for instance, three asylum seekers housed in a local hotel at the taxpayers’ expense were convicted of gang raping a woman on England’s Brighton Beach after a five-week trial in April.

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3 hours ago
Politics
UK

AIPAC Takes Kentucky Victory Lap: ‘Proud to Defeat’ Massie.

Pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC cheered the primary defeat of Representative Thomas Massie at the hands of Trump-endorsed challenger Ed Gallrein in Kentucky.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Representative Thomas Massie lost the Kentucky GOP primary to Ed Gallrein, a challenger backed by President Donald J. Trump, on Tuesday, with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) being quick to celebrate.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Pro-Israel Americans are proud to help defeat anti-Israel candidates! Being pro-Israel is good policy and good politics!” – AIPAC on X (formerly Twitter)
📰 DETAIL: Massie had drawn the ire of both Trump and AIPAC over his opposition to the administration’s Middle East policy, particularly the military intervention in Iran. The Kentucky congressman also voted to force the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release the Epstein Files, opposed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and opposed the administration’s strikes on cartel vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. Gallrein beat him by roughly 55 percent to 45 percent on Tuesday, after Trump branded Massie “the worst Republican congressman in history.” The race became the most expensive House primary on record, with enormous resources poured into removing Massie from office.
🎯 IMPACT: Gallrein’s win comes alongside Clay Fuller’s victory in the Georgia district formerly represented by Israel critic Marjorie Taylor Greene. AIPAC noted Wednesday morning: “Ed Gallrein’s victory in KY and Clay Fuller’s win in GA ensures two outspoken pro-Israel voices are positioned to fill seats previously held by outspoken detractors, Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene,” and added that their community was “proud to help pro-Israel candidates win” both contests.

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3 hours ago
Christopher Tomlinson
Bonkers Britain
Crime

‘Can’t Breathe’ – White Teen’s Last Words While Being Handcuffed for Alleged Racism After Fatal Stabbing.

Bodycam footage reveals that a white teenager stabbed to death by a Sikh with a religious dagger, who was handcuffed for “racism,” not only said he could not breathe before his death, but police may have refused to believe he had been stabbed at all.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Body camera footage shown to British jurors at Southampton Crown Court captured 18-year-old Henry Nowak telling police, “Can’t breathe,” as officers handcuffed him over racism allegations while he lay bleeding from multiple stab wounds. The footage also shows at least one person, likely a police officer, denying that Nowak had ever been stabbed.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Can’t breathe.” – Henry Nowak
🎯 IMPACT: The footage reveals that police not only handcuffed the teen after he was stabbed, but may have refused to believe that he had been stabbed in the first place. Nowak died from his wounds; the trial against Vickrum Singh Digwa for his murder remains ongoing.
📰 DETAIL: Prosecutors said officers found Nowak leaning against a wall supported by the father of murder defendant Vickrum Singh Digwa, 23, who allegedly stabbed the teenager with an eight-inch Sikh ceremonial dagger during an altercation. The court heard Nowak repeatedly told officers he had been stabbed and was struggling to breathe, but one male voice responded, “I don’t think you have, mate.” According to testimony, officers arrested Nowak on suspicion of assault after Digwa allegedly claimed the teenager had racially abused and attacked him, an allegation which has no evidentiary basis, according to prosecutors. The video shown in court ended when CPR began, with a transcript later read aloud stating: “He is not unconscious, mate, he isn’t breathing.” Nowak was pronounced dead at 12:37 AM. The case is drawing significant controversy due to the fact that the police initially arrested Nowak rather than the alleged killer, despite Nowak saying he had been stabbed. As of the time of publication, there is no indication that any of the officers involved are under investigation.

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Bonkers Britain
News

Schools Are Teaching Children That Only White People Can Be Racist.

An English school program teaching contested racial theories, including claims that only white people can be racist, has sparked backlash from parents.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED:  Schools in Sheffield, England, led by Notre Dame High School, have introduced lessons on “White Privilege” and other contested racial theories, teaching that black people cannot be racist toward white people due to a lack of cultural power. Students as young as seven are reportedly being told they bear a “responsibility” to address racism in society.
📺 DETAIL: The curriculum is based on theories popularized by leftist academics like Patricia Bidol-Padva, who argued that racism is “prejudice plus power,” and has been endorsed by social justice advocates such as Robin DiAngelo. Critics note that these ideas are presented as facts, despite being highly disputed and at odds with British law, with anti-white racist murders, such as that of Kriss Donald by a Pakistani gang, occasionally being prosecuted as racially aggravated. Anti-white racism, sometimes perpetrated by state, has become increasingly common in Britain, even affecting candidates in the Royal Air Force (RAF), where minorities were prioritized over white candidates until a court found the policy illegal.
🎯 IMPACT: Critics argue that these lessons could exacerbate racial tensions among students by emphasizing division and promoting a one-sided narrative. Additionally, white working-class students, already among the most disadvantaged in Britain, may be further marginalized by such teachings, particularly as the demographics of schools shift. White students are already in the minority at one in four English schools.
📺 FLASHBACK: Under the Conservative Party governments that preceded the incumbent Labour Party government, despite rhetoric from Conservative politicians that teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT) and related ideology as fact was unlawful, the National Education Union promoted similar teachings, including introducing “White Privilege” concepts to children as young as five.

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17 hours ago
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News

Dem State Sued for Forcing Gun Owners to Carry ID Cards.

The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) has filed a lawsuit against Illinois, arguing the state’s firearm ID law infringes on both the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.

PULSE POINTS
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A lawsuit arguing that one of Illinois’s cornerstone gun control laws is unconstitutional has been filed against the state’s lawmakers.
📺 DETAIL: On Tuesday, The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), a non-profit public interest law firm focusing on constitutional freedoms, filed a lawsuit against Illinois state legislators. The lawsuit argues that the state’s Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Act violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments. Under FOID, in order to own firearms and ammunition, you must apply for and carry an ID card. The lawsuit argues that, by requiring state approval to own a firearm and ammunition, the Act deprives United States citizens of their constitutional right to keep and bear arms, even for self-defense purposes, as well as violating the Due Process Clause, which ensures that no citizen is deprived of their rights in any state. The lawsuit specifically names Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Illinois State Police Director Brendan F. Kelly, and State Attorney of Cook County, Illinois, Eileen O’Neill Burke as the defendants.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “[It] entirely deprives everyone of the right to keep and bear arms – including the basic right to possess a firearm for self-defense in the home – unless and until they seek and receive the State’s permission.” – NCLA complaint regarding the FOID Act
🎯 IMPACT: If successful, the lawsuit could overturn FOID’s requirements to own a firearm, potentially setting a precedent for similar laws in other states. The FOID Act has been in effect since 1968, so overturning the law would mark a significant change for the state. Illinois is not the only Democrat-run state that has pursued questionable gun laws. In December last year, Democrat Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a batch of executive orders targeting gun owners. The outgoing Governor Walz has made several high-profile attacks on the Second Amendment. In one tirade against Republican support for the Second Amendment, Walz described gun rights as “bulls**t”. In early May, the Minnesota Senate narrowly approved stringent gun restrictions in a historic first. The bill aims to ban semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines.

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17 hours ago
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TECH

Trump Says Ballroom Roof Will Host ‘Drone Empire’ to Defend D.C.

President Donald Trump revealed that his under-construction White House ballroom will feature advanced military technology, including a drone port.

PULSE POINTS
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has revealed that his under-construction White House ballroom will incorporate military technology, such as a drone defense system.
📺 DETAIL: While providing a tour of the construction site to journalists on Tuesday, President Trump claimed that the venue would be both missile- and bullet-proof, as well as equipped with cutting-edge security technology. Trump emphasized the utility of the ballroom’s flat roof, which is planned to have a “drone port” equipped to protect the wider Washington, D.C. area, all while being capable of withstanding and repelling drone attacks. “[I]f a drone hits it, it bounces off, it won’t have any impact,” said the President. It was even suggested that the ballroom could include drone construction facilities to replenish the site’s defense capabilities. “Also for the drone building capacity, some of that takes place right down here,” Trump said. The White House ballroom is set to measure 90,000 square feet, accommodate roughly 1,000 guests, and cost an estimated $400 million. The project is scheduled for completion by late 2028.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “On top of the roof, we [will] have the greatest drone empire that you’ve ever seen, and it’s going to protect Washington.” – President Donald J. Trump.
🎯 IMPACT: The project has sparked legal challenges. The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a D.C.-based non-profit conservation group, attempted to block the venue’s construction with a federal lawsuit in December last year. In February this year, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approved the design plans for the ballroom. Calls for the project’s completion have grown since the assassination attempt against President Trump during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel earlier this year. The project is seen as necessary to ensure the protection of future Presidents, allowing them to host large-scale events in a properly secured venue.

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Politics

Wesley Hunt Backs Paxton After Trump’s Endorsement.

Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) has thrown his support behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state’s Republican Senate runoff, creating a united front against incumbent Senator John Cornyn after a decisive endorsement from President Donald J. Trump.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Representative Wesley Hunt (R-TX) has joined President Donald J. Trump in endorsing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state’s Republican Senate runoff.
📺 DETAIL: After finishing third in the state’s Senate primary, Rep. Hunt did not immediately endorse Paxton after being eliminated. However, following President Donald J. Trump’s endorsement of Paxton on Tuesday, Rep. Hunt has endorsed the Texas Attorney General. President Trump delayed his endorsement until one week before the primary runoff, having previously suggested that the non-endorsed candidate should step aside. Both Hunt and Paxton have been highly critical of Cornyn, who has a long history of backstabbing Trump and the MAGA movement, although Paxton offered to stand aside if Cornyn could pass the SAVE America Act, an election integrity bill and a cornerstone proposal of the Trump administration. Cornyn failed to do so.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Today, President Donald Trump has made his position unmistakably clear in the Texas Senate race, he is fully backing Attorney General Ken Paxton, and SO AM I… NOW is the time to come together, fight TOGETHER, and deliver a strong America First victory for Texas and for our nation.” – Rep. Hunt on X (formerly Twitter)
🎯 IMPACT: The endorsements from both President Trump and Rep. Hunt bolster state Attorney General Paxton’s position in the primary race, creating a united front against Cornyn. As per polling from March, Paxton is projected to beat Cornyn in the runoff. This is another in a series of victories for Paxton. Earlier this week, Texas Children’s Hospital, the largest children’s hospital in the country, agreed to a multi-million-dollar settlement with the state of Texas over so-called “gender affirming care” and agreed to establish a detransition clinic, representing a legal and cultural victory for opponents of transgenderism. The winner of the Republican Senate primary in Texas will face off against Democrat candidate James Talarico in November.

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‘This is Peanuts’ – Trump Downplays Rising Gas Prices.

President Trump downplayed rising gas prices, despite rising inflation being tied to his slipping polling numbers ahead of the November midterms, arguing that the hikes are temporary and that stopping Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons is more important.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump dismissed rising gas prices as “peanuts” on Tuesday, even as new polling shows his approval rating sinking to just 37 percent, driven by concerns over his handling of inflation and the economy generally.
📺 DETAIL: Gas prices are averaging about $4.53 per gallon nationwide, driven higher by ongoing conflict with Iran and the resulting global supply disruptions. Analysts note Trump’s handling of inflation is viewed particularly poorly, with only 25 percent of Americans approving. Polling indicates this dissatisfaction is part of a sustained trend rather than a short-term fluctuation, contributing to concerns that energy costs and inflation could dominate voter sentiment heading into the November midterms. Despite the criticism, Trump emphasized in comments to the press that his focus on preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, suggesting that the country’s economic issues are relatively trivial and only temporary.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “This is peanuts. I appreciate everybody putting up with it for a little while. But I don’t even think about it. What I think about is you can’t let Iran have a nuclear weapon.” – President Trump

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