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Obama is ‘driving force’ in White House amid Biden’s ‘cognitive collapse’: Newt Gingrich . . . Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he believes former President Barack Obama is the “driving force” behind the Biden administration’s decisions. The former speaker of the House told Hannity that President Joe Biden, 80, is “not capable” of making “real decisions at the White House.”

“My personal guess is that the driving force behind the Biden administration is Barack Obama. Obama is the only president since Woodrow Wilson to stay in Washington,” he continued. “So, the fact that Obama’s here all the time, and the fact that his staff permeates, literally permeates, the Biden administration, and Obama is really, really smart. Whatever Biden’s problems are at being kind of slow and cognitively decaying, Obama doesn’t have any of those problems.” Washington Examiner

Illegal border crossings by families sets a record in August . . . 

Record numbers of migrant families streamed across the U.S.-Mexico border in August, according to preliminary data obtained by The Washington Post, an influx that has upended Biden administration efforts to discourage parents from entering illegally with children and could once again place immigration in the spotlight during a presidential race. White House Dossier

They are aware they will not be deported if they bring their children. So, they bring their children. Or someone else’s, who knows?

Busing migrants to deep blue cities is working. There's a reason why Dems are to blame for Biden's border mess . . . Republican border-state strategy to send illegal immigrants to Democrat-run cities and states is paying off. Last Thursday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul sent a letter to President Joe Biden begging for federal aid. Importantly, she finally acknowledged where the problem is coming from. "This is a financial burden the city and state are shouldering on behalf of the federal government," Hochul, a fellow Democrat, said of the illegal immigrants pouring into New York. "I cannot ask New Yorkers to pay for what is fundamentally a federal responsibility," the governor wrote. Fox News

Trump indicates he may change his mind on debates . . . On Thursday, Trump appeared open to attending a future debate. “Do you anticipate at some point jumping into the debates?” Trump was asked during the Todd Starnes’ radio show. “I might. I mean, you know, it’s possible. I liked debating. I guess I won because of the debates,” he said. “You know, they’ve been very good to me. So I might. But at this moment, I’m leading by so much that it seems to be foolish to do it.” White House Dossier

Trump vows to crush federal censorship with new appointees, executive order if elected in 2024 . . . Former President Donald Trump is vowing to dismantle the federal machinery built by the Biden administration to censor political speech in America, saying he will appoint new leaders of agencies that have engaged in silencing free speech. He also said he would sign an Executive Order banning government employees from participating in projects that infringe the First Amendment. Just the News

Biden apparently used pseudonym to discuss White House hire with Hunter, 2014 email shows . . . Then-Vice President Biden apparently used a pseudonym to discuss a future White House hire with his son, Hunter Biden, according to 2014 emails from Hunter’s laptop. In an email on June 23, 2014, Hunter emailed "Robin Ware" from his company email at Rosemont Seneca Partners. "Before you fill position pls talk to me----- J. McGrail very much wants to serve as detail fr treasury," Hunter wrote. Fox News

The Articulate Ignorance of Vivek Ramaswamy . . . As our nation continues its march to 2024, a year that will feature not only a presidential election but also potentially four criminal trials of the Republican front-runner, I’ve been thinking about the political and cultural power of leadership. How much do leaders matter, really? What role does corrupt political leadership play in degrading not just a government but the culture itself? Let’s talk today about the specific way in which poor leadership transforms civic ignorance from a problem into a crisis — a crisis that can have catastrophic effects on the nation and, ultimately, the world. Civic ignorance is a very old American problem. New York Times

Vivek must be doing something right since the NYT Bolsheviks are after him. 

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The following are some of the factors pointing to the possibility of a war breaking out in the coming months:
1. Growing Provocations By Hizbullah On Israel's Northern Border

2. Adoption Of Gaza Fighting Methods By Islamist Terrorist Organizations In The West Bank, Such As The Firing Of Rockets And Excavation Of Command-And-Control Tunnels

3. Possibility Of Clashes In Al-Aqsa During The Jewish Holidays In September, Potentially Sparking Violence Outside Jerusalem As Well

4. Increased Threats Of Comprehensive Regional War

5. Possibility Of Unprecedented Rise In Number Of Israeli Fatalities Following Use Of Deadly New Weapons, Compelling Israel To Respond Even At Cost Of Comprehensive War. MEMRI

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey activates National Guard to assist in emergency shelters housing migrants . . . Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has activated 250 members of the National Guard to provide basic services at emergency shelter hotels amid an influx of migrants that has service providers stretched thin. Fox News

Cybersecurity Tools Are New Targets For Nation-State Hackers . . . A recent flurry of online espionage campaigns shows high-end hackers increasingly targeting and exploiting the very cybersecurity tools designed to keep them out. A successful attack on a cybersecurity program offers hackers high-level access to the IT network it's installed on, opening a path to the computer crown jewels. And those networks tend to belong to the most security-conscious organizations: Government agencies and companies in critical businesses such as banking, telecommunications and electric power – attractive targets for both nation-state hackers and those with financial motivations, such as ransomware gangs. Newsweek

‘Everything’s OK’: Prigozhin talks assassination attempts in newly released video fueling rumors he’s alive . . . Newly released video eerily shows Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin bragging about surviving assassination attempts — further fueling conspiracies that the Russian warlord may still be alive. The footage was released on a Telegram channel linked to Prigozhin’s mercenary group on Wednesday — a week after he is understood to have died in a fiery plane crash. “For those who are discussing whether I’m alive or not, how I’m doing — right now it’s the weekend, second half of August 2023, I’m in Africa,” Prigozhin, 62, says in the clip released by the Wagner-linked Grey Zone Telegram channel. NY Post

Shocking.

Israel unveils 'most advanced' surveillance plane with AI-powered sensors: 'Unprecedented' . . . The Israeli Defense Ministry has unveiled a new surveillance aircraft that integrates artificial intelligence (AI) systems in what officials are calling a groundbreaking development for technology. Fox News

US Customs finds garments made with banned Chinese cotton . . . Roughly 27% of tests performed on shoes and garments collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in May showed links to cotton from China’s Xinjiang region, which has been banned because of concerns over forced labor. The results, which have not been previously reported, highlight the challenges of complying with the U.S. law aimed at blocking imports of cotton linked to forced labor in China. It requires cutting out the far western region from apparel supply chains. Reuters

Shocking again.

Money

Oh, SNAP: Is Biden’s food stamp expansion inflating grocery prices? . . . Since President Biden entered the Oval Office in January 2021, spending for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, has increased by 27 percent. This giant increase in SNAP funding has unsurprisingly coincided with a steep rise in food prices. The Hill

White House asks Congress for short-term funding to avoid government shutdown . . . The White House on Thursday asked Congress to pass a short-term measure to fund the federal government and avoid a shutdown at the end of September. A spokesperson with the U.S. Office of Management and Budget said a short-term continuing resolution will be needed in the next month, keeping government funding at its current levels while negotiations continue over longer-term appropriations bills. CNBC

Net Worth of Republican Primary Candidates 2024 Ranked . . . Newsweek has summarized the net worth of the seven leading Republican candidates, based both on what they have self-reported and on publicly available records. Newsweek

US economy adds 187,000 jobs in August while unemployment rate unexpectedly jumps . . . U.S. job growth continued at a moderate pace in August while the unemployment rate unexpectedly jumped, a sign the labor market is finally cooling in the face of rising interest rates and chronic inflation. Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department said in its monthly payroll report released Friday, slightly beating the 170,000 jobs forecast by Refinitiv economists. Fox Business

Biden’s bad gift to Big Pot . . . The Biden administration ignored “the science” this week and exacerbated a growing national health problem, all to win young people’s votes and give massive tax breaks to friends in the marijuana industry. The federal Drug Enforcement Agency can and should reject President Joe Biden’s latest pot-pandering proposal, which it has the power to do. Washington Examiner

Culture

Elon Musk blames elite LA school for brainwashing ‘communist’ trans daughter into hating him for being rich . . . Elon Musk believes his “communist” transgender daughter severed ties with her billionaire father because she was brainwashed into “thinking that anyone rich is evil” at the ritzy California school he sent her to. The CEO of X, formerly known as Twitter, washed his hands of any responsibility for the recent rift between himself and 19-year-old Vivian Jenna Wilson — instead blaming the Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences in Santa Monica for infecting her with the “woke mind virus.” NY Post

In the Last Days of Summer, Government Comes for the Ice Cream Trucks . . . This Labor Day, people all over the country will be savoring the last days of summer with ice cream. But some New York City politicians want to eliminate even that small sweet treat. What does New York have against ice cream? Already home to crazy ice cream rules that prohibit folks from enjoying the summertime treat while waiting at a bus stop or that make carrying your ice cream cone in your pocket on Sundays illegal, now some city politicians want to essentially take away ice cream trucks. Specifically, City Council Member Lincoln Restler and eight of his colleagues recently introduced a bill to ban the use of gasoline or diesel generators on ice cream trucks. According to Restler, the move would “severely reduce air pollution and noise and address the climate crisis.” Daily Signal

New York City using drones to monitor outdoor backyard parties this holiday weekend . . . New York City will be using drones to monitor large outdoor gatherings over the Labor Day weekend, police said on Thursday. “If a caller states there’s a large crowd, a large party in a backyard, we’re going to be utilizing our assets to go up and go check on the party,” Assistant New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Kaz Daughtry said at a press conference.

The NYPD discussed security measures ahead of the holiday weekend, which includes the city’s J’Ouvert celebrations and the West Indian American Day Carnival in Brooklyn. The Hill

Karine Jean-Pierre’s most shameless moment yet . . . “The president has done more to secure the border and to deal with this issue of immigration than anybody else. He really has,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday. You can tell even she doesn’t believe it, or at least knows nobody else will, because she has to add, “He really has.” Maybe she thinks he’s done more for Afghanistan, inflation, and the clear expression of English than anybody else too. Watch the video on White House Dossier

Biden's German ambassador again raises eyebrows with mega payouts from UPenn . . .  President Joe Biden's ambassador to Germany is attracting controversy again, this time over payments she received before leaving her previous job. Amy Gutmann served as president of the University of Pennsylvania for 18 years before becoming ambassador to Germany in February 2022. She received two substantial sums from the university before leaving the gig. Washington Examiner

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