The Aporia · Josh Christenson

2026-09-14 · New York Post

Chilling new details about Trump shooter Thomas Crooks revealed in bombshell FBI docs: emotionless since birth

🔮 President Trump’s would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was born without making a sound on Sept. 20, 2003, a trait that would follow him right up to the end of his short life when the 20-year-old died in a hail of Secret Service gunfire seconds after missing Trump’s head with a bullet by a hairsbreadth. assertive

2026-09-15 · New York Post

Iran war will enter ‘much different phase in a couple of months,’ JD Vance tells The Post

🔮 The US conflict with Iran will enter a “much different phase in a couple of months,” Vice President JD Vance told the Post in an exclusive interview, agreeing with the president that the war would conclude “right after” the midterms following months of tit-for-tat strikes between Washington and Tehran. assertive

2026-09-16 · New York Post

Abdul El-Sayed blames slavery for healthcare woes — says opposing taxpayer funded care for illegal immigrants is akin to racism

🔮 Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed claimed that slavery “profoundly” influenced the American health care system and that any public opposition to taxpayer-funded treatments for illegal immigrants would be a “deliberate, racist attack.” assertive

2026-09-16 · New York Post

Texas Dem group allegedly ‘paying’ for votes, operative claims in undercover video: ‘Shady as f–k’

🔮 McAdams added: “If I was a Republican, I would be pissed. assertive

2026-09-17 · New York Post

Abdul El-Sayed suggested female ‘privilege’ means more funding for breast cancer than other diseases

🔮 “The breast cancer lobby has done an incredible job raising my ‘awareness’ of Breast Cancer—if I weren’t an epidemiologist, it would have me believing that the women around me were in imminent danger,” the future gubernatorial and Senate contender wrote in the essay, first reported by The Washington Free Beacon. mixed

2026-09-17 · New York Post

House GOP report details how Dem fundraising platform ActBlue allowed illegal foreign donations

🔮 New documents obtained by the House Oversight, Judiciary and Administration Committees revealed that ActBlue’s fraud safeguards, including its methods for passport verification, “could be bypassed easily by foreign actors.” assertive

2026-09-17 · New York Post

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s apple cider vinegar assailant sentenced to 14 months in prison

🔮 The 56-year-old will also serve three years on supervised release, preventing him as well from any contact with the “Squad” congresswoman. assertive

2026-09-17 · New York Post

Sid Rosenberg ‘charmed’ Vance at White House meeting to mend fences with Jewish conservatives

🔮 “Sid would be a logical person to call in to try to help figure this out,” the source also said. assertive

2026-09-18 · New York Post

‘Floating orbs’ zooming at 480 mph among UFOs spotted by US military, latest file drop reveals

🔮 Investigators also tried to determine whether the officer had recorded “pillow balloons” and contacted General Mills, “the only known manufacturer of pillow balloons at the time, to determine whether a balloon release could account for the incident. assertive

2026-09-18 · New York Post

Israel’s UN envoy calls out European countries for failing to help US secure Strait of Hormuz

🔮 “Today, basically, they are waiting for the US,” added Danon, with the exceptions of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, which “are willing to pay a price, but I would expect more … assertive

2026-09-21 · New York Post

Trump will call out ‘ridiculous’ UN for claims US commits war crimes: Ambassador Waltz

🔮 Trump chided members of the international peacekeeping body in his 2025 speech for providing only “empty words” that “don’t solve war” and is expected to rebuke the UN on Tuesday for accusing the US of war crimes. assertive

2026-09-22 · New York Post

Trump reveals new nickname for AI— and lays out a red line for ‘globalist’ control of super tech

🔮 President Trump previewed his new nickname for artificial intelligence during a Tuesday speech to the United Nations General Assembly, while affirming the US would “rein in” the technology if necessary but stands opposed to international regulatory efforts. assertive

2026-09-22 · New York Post

Trump warns Iran at UN he may ‘drive them into hell,’ says US ‘settling years of unfinished business’

🔮 “I have a big decision to make: Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before, maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world?” the president said in his 38-minute address. assertive

2026-09-23 · New York Post

Trump’s Board of Peace announces $2.45B first-phase recovery plan for Gaza — here’s how the funds will be used

🔮 Central and local authorities, the private sector, civil society and affected communities will work together at every stage,” wrote National Committee for the Administration of Gaza chief commissioner Ali Shaath in a one-page summary of the plan. assertive

2026-09-24 · New York Post

Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of making NYC unsafe for Jews in UN General Assembly speech

🔮 “Mr. Mamdani, since you were elected mayor of this city, many Jews no longer feel safe in New York. assertive

2026-09-24 · New York Post

Fiery Netanyahu vows Iran’s demise in heavily protested UN speech: ‘We’re going to win’

🔮 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared in a fiery address to the UN General Assembly on Thursday that Iran will lose its war with the US and Israel because the Jewish state has “no other choice” but to win. assertive

2026-09-25 · New York Post

Trump agrees to let Ukraine make Patriot missiles in game-changing decision: Zelensky

🔮 “There are concrete agreements regarding Patriot licenses,” Zelensky posted Friday on X. “At our meeting, President Trump stressed that he had made his final decision: Ukraine will receive licenses to produce Patriot missiles. assertive

2026-09-25 · New York Post

Trump told China’s Xi that support for Iran was ‘totally unacceptable’: US ambassador

🔮 “We have made it very clear to them weeks ago that any help that they would give Iran, whether it be direct or indirect, whether it be intelligence or parts or military equipment, was totally unacceptable. mixed

2026-09-28 · New York Post

FBI deputy director who oversaw 2020 election integrity probe resigns from bureau

🔮 The former Missouri attorney general will be returning to his home state a little more than a year after he started in Washington. assertive

2026-09-28 · New York Post

Mamdani allies hosting fundraiser for Dem Senate hopefuls James Talarico, Sherrod Brown

🔮 Allies of Mayor Zohran Mamdani are hosting a big New York City fundraiser Monday night for Senate Democratic hopefuls James Talarico of Texas and Sherrod Brown of Ohio. assertive

2026-09-28 · New York Post

Persian Gulf oil exports hit 72% of prewar levels — as US says Iran is ‘exhausted’ by blockade

🔮 President Trump is now reportedly willing to give Tehran sanctions relief and release frozen assets in exchange for a concrete nuclear deal, one official said. mixed

2026-09-29 · New York Post

Jack Smith’s team got texts of dozens of reporters, bank info from thousands of Americans: Grassley

🔮 Grassley and other Republicans have alleged that Smith’s moves to obtain the communications may have run afoul of the Constitution’s Speech and Debate Clause — an allegation that Smith rejected in Tuesday’s hearing. mixed

2026-10-01 · New York Post

DOJ investigating Texas Dem group after operative suggests it’s ‘paying people’ for votes in viral video

🔮 MacAdams added: “If I was a Republican, I would be pissed. assertive

2026-10-01 · New York Post

Trump suggests he’ll pardon admin officials before leaving office: ‘Sure I’d do that’

🔮 Then-first son Hunter Biden, who had been convicted of gun and tax felonies, also received a sweeping pardon from his father in December 2024 — despite the Biden White House denying the 46th president would do so. assertive

2026-10-01 · New York Post

Olympic canoeist David Hearn has Reflecting Pool vandalism case tossed by judge with prejudice

🔮 “While the government wishes to hold open the possibility of the development of evidence that would support a future prosecution, its own representations make plain that such a possibility is theoretical at best, and more likely, is simply fanciful,” wrote Edelman. assertive

2026-10-01 · New York Post

Biden admin approved 99% of applications for migrant kids in one year — exposing them to rapists, murders, new report shows

🔮 We will hold this system accountable and never sacrifice a child’s safety for bureaucratic convenience.” Several instances of fraudulent sponsorship that harmed unaccompanied migrant kids occurred in 2024. “ORR denied less than 1% of sponsorship applications, a data point which suggests these individuals were able to sponsor UAC with little deterrence. assertive

2026-10-02 · New York Post

Kansas Senate Dem nominee Adam Hamilton accused of shielding ‘child predator’ who worked for his church in mid-2000s

🔮 The Marshall ad, part of a $1.2 million buy that will run statewide on broadcast, cable and streaming services beginning this weekend, says Hamilton let the “child predator” return as a camp counselor in 2006 after allegations by two of his victims were ignored. “What did Hamilton do when victims reported him to church leaders? assertive

2026-10-02 · New York Post

GOP pulling up to $10M out of North Carolina Senate race, diverting to Kansas in late bid to save majority

🔮 One of those sources suggested that at least $8.2 million is now being used to boost incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), while another suggested the sum sent to the Sunflower State could top $10 million before Election Day Nov. 3. assertive

2026-10-02 · New York Post

Education Department blocked from releasing list of foreign sources of funding for Ivy League universities

🔮 A federal judge blocked the Education Department on Thursday from releasing a list of foreign donors to Harvard, Columbia and other top US universities — ruling that the disclosure of the confidential information could “constitute irreparable harm.” assertive

2026-10-05 · New York Post

Supreme Court won’t hear case of students banned from wearing ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ shirts

🔮 The high court chose to leave in place an October 2025 ruling by the Cincinnati-based Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, which found “that the school could reasonably prohibit the sweatshirts since they were vulgar speech.” mixed

2026-10-07 · New York Post

GOP stomachs reality that redistricting math may not save them in midterms

🔮 “One of the most unsettling things you can do in politics is change the voters one is trying to communicate with,” one senior Republican aide told The Post, while stressing that their party’s candidates almost always “under-poll” and it’s “unknown” how redistricting will affect 2026 midterm results. assertive

2026-10-08 · New York Post

US slapping fresh sanctions on ‘unaccountable’ International Criminal Court

🔮 The State Department will impose “further sanctions” on the International Criminal Court in response to its attempts to charge American service members, according to a US official and an internal memo reviewed by The Post. assertive

2026-10-08 · New York Post

Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein associate Reid Hoffman bankrolling James Talarico’s Texas Senate run

🔮 “While Ken Paxton works to enrich himself and his donors, James will remain the only candidate in this race fighting to ban super PACs, ban corporate PACs, ban congressional stock trading, and tax billionaires so we can fix this broken, corrupt political system.” assertive

2026-10-08 · New York Post

Jared Kushner releases lengthy ‘fact check’ against New Yorker story on his ‘dollar diplomacy’ — tells The Post, ‘People can judge for themselves’

🔮 The Affinity Partners CEO’s 14-point fact check begins by addressing allegations he raised $5 billion earlier this year for his private equity fund while helping negotiate on behalf of the Trump administration in the Middle East — something that would appear to be an obvious conflict of interest. assertive

2026-10-09 · New York Post

DHS chief Mullin says NY ignored nearly 15K detainer requests for illegal immigrant criminals: ‘Absolute silence’

🔮 “So you have to ask yourself, why would they release these individuals back onto the streets? assertive

2026-10-09 · New York Post

Trump backs public firing squad execution of Fort Hood killer: ‘Deserves it’

🔮 “We’re giving a man the death penalty who killed 14 soldiers a couple of years ago,” the president said Friday after the Pentagon made waves by announcing the execution would be livestreamed to the public. assertive

2026-10-10 · New York Post

‘Criminal illegal’ migrant shot by ICE has rap sheet of alarming crimes — and is ‘absolutely not’ a New Yorker: neighbors

🔮 None of that stopped Mayor Zohran Mamdani from referring to Belgal as “a New Yorker” in a raging tribute Thursday against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement — a label some Bronx locals took offense to. assertive

2026-10-12 · New York Post

Ilhan Omar responds to raid on DC home with five-word warning to Trump

🔮 “I will not be silenced,” the congresswoman added in a personal response to the president. assertive

2026-10-12 · New York Post

Elon Musk is the largest 2026 midterms donor — with $276M spent for GOP

🔮 The contributions could be the only thing standing between Democrats and a majority in both chambers of Congress this November — but the donations cut against comments Musk made last year about taking a step back from political activism. mixed

2026-10-13 · New York Post

Trump sends warning to ‘not nice’ Houthis after deadly Saudi Arabia attacks, suggests Turkey could help

🔮 President Trump is warning the Houthis against launching further deadly attacks against Saudi Arabia and suggesting that he may ask Turkey to help with the Iran-backed terror group. mixed

2026-10-13 · New York Post

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s staff got her birthdate changed officially after being elected to Congress: records

🔮 The alteration could offer a big clue as to what federal immigration agents were searching for when they raided her DC home Monday: If the congresswoman is actually one year older than she’s claimed to be, that would mean she couldn’t have legally become a US citizen in 2000, critics contend. mixed

2026-10-13 · New York Post

The missing immigration records on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s dad that may have prompted the raid on her DC home

🔮 “She was claiming derivative citizenship,” Kern told The Post in a phone interview Tuesday, before claiming that Omar may have lied about her age to do so and could have been 18 years old at the time. assertive

2026-10-14 · New York Post

Rep. Ilhan Omar investigated in DC, Minnesota over inflating net worth, immigration fraud: sources

🔮 Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents executed a search warrant Monday on Omar’s DC bungalow and exited the home carrying boxes of apparent evidence that will be used for the immigration-related probe. mixed

2026-10-14 · New York Post

White House investigating Alina Habba’s claim that $6 million donation went missing under Ric Grenell’s leadership at Kennedy Center

🔮 The president, who has sought to renovate the performing arts venue and rebrand it to include his name, referred the allegations to White House Counsel Will Scharf for further investigation. assertive

2026-10-14 · New York Post

Ex-special counsel Jack Smith obtained personal info on 639K Republicans— including red MAGA hat buyers

🔮 “This update shows that Jack Smith and the Biden Justice Department collected incredibly invasive donor data — and voter data — beyond what could conceivably be necessary for Smith or his team to fulfill the Special Counsel’s mandate,” Grassley wrote in the memo. assertive

2026-10-15 · New York Post

FBI, Capitol Police probing suspicious letters mailed with DSA-linked return address

🔮 The warning included a photo of one of the suspicious envelopes that was postmarked “DSA” and gave a return address at the same Financial District building that the Democratic Socialists of America used to list on their membership forms. “Law enforcement officials are working to intercept any additional letters before they are delivered, however, it is possible that some letters may reach their destinations,” the Senate email notice stated. mixed

2026-10-15 · New York Post

GOP hawks urge Trump to force Putin to make a deal: ‘Need a Churchill’

🔮 “Putin has repeatedly shown that he responds to pressure, not goodwill,” wrote Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) in a bipartisan letter to the president Thursday. assertive

2026-10-16 · New York Post

Labor Department watchdog concerned Minnesota employment agency ‘misspent’ $210M

🔮 “Our auditors and investigators are zeroing in on this failure, and we will enforce full accountability. assertive

2026-10-16 · New York Post

AOC sends $1M to Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race

🔮 “I will be transferring from our campaign in New York one million dollars to the state of Michigan to help support you all,” Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) told supporters at an event while stumping for El-Sayed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Thursday. assertive

2026-10-17 · New York Post

Michelle Tafoya schools Peggy Flanagan in Senate debate for failing to own Minnesota fraud scandal, pledges to be a ‘pain in ass’

🔮 In December 2025, then-US Attorney Joe Thompson claimed as much as $9 billion in taxpayer funds may have been pilfered from state coffers since 2018 — the same year Democrat Tim Walz was first elected Minnesota governor. assertive

2026-10-19 · New York Post

Feds have DNA evidence that can prove Ilhan Omar committed immigration fraud, wed her brother: sources

🔮 Given the case is being pursued as a general conspiracy, the evidence will prove useful even if some of the acts fall outside of the statute of limitations. “If you argue a conspiracy, you can allege overt acts in furtherance of the conspiracy that are outside the statute of limitations,” said Neama Rahmini, a former federal prosecutor. mixed

2026-10-20 · New York Post

Zelensky touts ‘positive signals from American side’ after Norway summit, call with Rubio

🔮 Tuesday’s talks centered on points in a proposal that will be presented to Russia the following day, laying out a framework for peace with Ukraine, security guarantees and “a broader European security architecture,” which could involve Ukraine joining the EU, as well as post-war plans for financial recovery, according to US officials and leaders who participated. assertive

2026-10-21 · New York Post

Putin agrees to trilateral talks with Ukraine, US to end war

🔮 Moscow’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said that Putin said “in principle” peace talks will continue after Nov. 10, following a meeting with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg. assertive

2026-10-23 · New York Post

Vandal who beheaded Iwo Jima monument revealed as illegal alien let in US by Obama, Biden

🔮 Soriano is currently being held without bond, a rep for the Prince William County Adult Detention Center told The Post Friday. assertive

2026-10-23 · New York Post

Ukrainian embassy in DC evacuated and major bridge closed over bomb scare

🔮 Consular services will resume shortly,” Sienik added later. assertive

2026-10-23 · New York Post

DOJ probes Corey Lewandowski over improper awarding of DHS contracts under Kristi Noem

🔮 DJT will pardon me.” assertive

2026-10-28 · New York Post

Trump told Hochul to fire MTA boss, but didn’t seem to care about his name: sources

🔮 “I don’t think he’s gonna get fired immediately, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he was eventually pushed out,” the source said. assertive

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