Feds Confront Eric Swalwell At Airport, Seize Electronics Amid Sexual Misconduct Probe

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The FBI stopped former Rep. Eric Swalwell at San Francisco International Airport this weekend and seized his electronics, two sources confirmed to the Daily Caller.

Following the seizure, agents also executed a search warrant at his Washington, D.C., home, the sources added. Swalwell is at the center of a federal criminal investigation.

The White House Transparency Task Force declassified documents Monday that show Swalwell had “physical relations” with Christine Fang, known as “Fang Fang,” at least twice.

The former representative resigned from Congress earlier this year after facing a slew of sexual misconduct allegations. At the time, Swalwell was also mounting a bid for California governor and had emerged as a potential frontrunner in the Democratic primary.

One former staffer who accused Swalwell of misconduct alleged that after a spring 2024 night out in New York, she woke up to Swalwell having sex with her in his hotel bed. She continued to alleged that he refused to stop when she said no, according to CNN. The allegation prompted the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to open an investigation into the congressman. (Read more from “Feds Confront Eric Swalwell At Airport, Seize Electronics Amid Sexual Misconduct Probe” HERE)

Sen. Darline Graham Fumbles Basic National Security Question in Debate Flop: ‘I’m not that informed’

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Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) had two brutal stumbles Tuesday night during her primary runoff debate against Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) — admitting to being “not that informed” on vital national security issues and bungling South Carolina’s population.

The sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham had been asked whether she considers “Taiwan and the South China Sea national security issues for the United States” and “if so, why.”

“I’m just gonna be honest here,” Graham replied. “I’m not that informed on national security. But I do support the military.”

“My brother was in the Air Force for 33 years, so I will do everything I can to support the military,” she added. “My dad was in the Army. I’m not a polished politician up here. National security is not my thing, not my area of expertise, but I support the military.”

The US has long maintained a complex policy of strategic ambiguity on Taiwan as part of an effort to deter a Chinese invasion of the self-governing island while maintaining good relations with Beijing. (Read more from “Sen. Darline Graham Fumbles Basic National Security Question in Debate Flop: ‘I’m not that informed’” HERE)

How US Military Funding Propelled China’s Robot Dogs

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China’s Unitree Robotics — among the world’s biggest producers of humanoid and quadruped robots — based designs for its most successful robot dogs on innovations funded by the U.S. military, according to a former U.S. defense technology official and three top researchers involved in the project.

Unitree’s $1,600 Go2 model, launched in 2023, helped the company rapidly dominate the global quadruped robot market — its Shanghai IPO has drawn frenzied demand. Another Unitree robot has been shown on Chinese state television, armed and accompanying People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops on an exercise.

These robots draw on breakthroughs in quadruped movement financed by the U.S. DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and other military programs, the researchers and the former official told Reuters.

The Army-funded project turned into, “basically, the first Unitree robot that had any kind of scale,” said Gavin Kenneally, a former University of Pennsylvania researcher involved in the program.

Ben Katz, who worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Biomimetic Robotics Lab, among a consortium of universities financed by the military programs, said the dimensions of Unitree’s popular Go series were “to the millimeter” almost identical to a groundbreaking robot he helped develop called Mini Cheetah. (Read more from “How US Military Funding Propelled China’s Robot Dogs” HERE)

US Demands China Release ‘Wrongfully Detained’ American who was Lured to Country, then Arrested on Spying Charges

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The State Department called on China to release a US citizen on Thursday who it says was wrongfully detained on espionage charges.

Min Zin, an academic who leads a think-tank focused on Myanmar, was detained by Beijing on June 3 after it extended him an invitation to attend an academic conference along the border in Yunnan.

“Secretary Rubio has formally designated US citizen Min Zin as wrongfully detained,” Dylan Johnson, the assistant secretary of state for global public affairs, wrote on X.

“We call on Beijing to release all U.S. citizens arbitrarily detained or exit banned in China,” he added. “The safety and security of U.S. citizens is the State Department’s top priority.”

Zin is a PhD candidate in political science at the University of California, Berkeley, with the American founding the Institute for Strategy and Policy (ISP) — Myanmar in 2016. (Read more from “US Demands China Release ‘Wrongfully Detained’ American who was Lured to Country, then Arrested on Spying Charges” HERE)

True Scale of Meghan and Harry’s US Political Plans Revealed — from Request for Biden Oval Office Meeting to Eyeing Senate Seat

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Delusional Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sought US political clout far beyond the dreams of any British royal since King George III, The Post has learned, with the Duchess of Sussex angling to take over the Senate seat held by Kamala Harris ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

Weeks before Democrat Joe Biden’s win over President Donald Trump, a source says, Markle requested a sitdown with California Gov. Gavin Newsom because she “wanted to be considered to be appointed” to the seat held by Harris, which she vacated just before becoming vice president on Jan. 20, 2021. The source added that the discussion was publicly described as a welcome-to-California chat to head off potential inquiries.

It is unclear just how far Markle’s appeal got with Newsom, who appointed California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to replace Harris two days before her swearing-in as Biden’s second-in-command. Padilla subsequently won election to a full six-year term in 2022.

A Sussex source firmly denied that Markle wanted to take over the Harris seat, while a rep for Newsom did not respond to a request for comment.

A memorandum from Newsom’s office that surfaced in February 2021 confirmed the governor had an “introductory meeting” with the royal couple on Oct. 19, 2020, though the specific topics discussed were not disclosed and the Democrat’s team characterized it as a social occasion. It was not immediately clear whether Markle asked to meet with Newsom separately post-election. (Read more from “True Scale of Meghan and Harry’s US Political Plans Revealed — from Request for Biden Oval Office Meeting to Eyeing Senate Seat” HERE)

Darth Vader Crashes San Diego Hearing to Defend Flock Spy Cams: ‘This is what the emperor needs’

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The dark side has entered the surveillance debate.

A man dressed as Darth Vader crashed a San Diego City Council hearing Wednesday and delivered a bizarre, Star Wars-themed defense of the city’s controversial Flock cameras, complete with the Sith Lord’s trademark heavy breathing blasting through the council microphone.

The council addressed the masked man simply as “Darth Vader” as he took the podium during a Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee meeting.

“This is what the emperor needs. This technology will help us find the rebel scum and the hidden base on Hoth,” he said, invoking the frozen planet from “The Empire Strikes Back.”

Then things got even stranger.

The costumed speaker urged officials to use the cameras to track “rebel scum” as they moved “from playground to playground, from playground to pool, from pool to gymnasium.” (Read more from “Darth Vader Crashes San Diego Hearing to Defend Flock Spy Cams: ‘This is what the emperor needs’” HERE)

Amazon Delivery Drone Drops ‘Shocked’ Customer’s Package Directly into Swimming Pool in Viral Video

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A Texas woman watched in horror as an Amazon delivery drone dropped her package directly into her pool — one day after the retail giant announced plans to roll out the ultrafast air delivery services to 500 US cities by the end of the year.

Amazon shopper Lindsey Austen received an alert on Monday that her package was out for delivery by the retail giant’s Prime Air program, according to Storyful.

The Richmond, Texas, resident then heard the drone’s loud buzzing noise and raced outside to watch the newly rolled-out drone delivery service drop off her package.

Instead, Austen was left stunned as the drone opened its hatch and dropped the package straight into her swimming pool, which was caught on wild video footage.

“When it went into the pool, I was shocked,” Austen said. “I don’t think I’ll be wanting any more drone deliveries.”

It’s unclear what was inside the now waterlogged parcel. (Read more from “Amazon Delivery Drone Drops ‘Shocked’ Customer’s Package Directly into Swimming Pool in Viral Video” HERE)

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‘Fake’ Dan Sullivan Admits He Never Voted Trump, Backed Murkowski and Peltola

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Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan told the New York Times he has never voted for President Donald Trump, despite running as a Republican against the incumbent GOP senator who shares his name, according to a profile published Monday.

Sullivan, 69, is a retired schoolteacher from the fishing village of Petersburg. He and two-term Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan share a name, and both appear on Tuesday’s primary ballot. Republicans call the challenger a Democrat plant. The challenger told the Times he was running in good faith as a moderate Republican, not a secret Democrat.

He said he voted for the Democrat nominee in the last three presidential elections and did not vote for the senator in his previous two campaigns. He said he backed Democrat Mary Peltola in her 2022 and 2024 House bids and has donated to her and other Democrats. Asked whether he would prefer Peltola over the incumbent in November, he did not hesitate.

“If it was between those two, it’d probably be that,” Sullivan said.

The challenger said he attends local events protesting the Trump administration, including at least one “No Kings” protest, and told the Times he opposes the direction of his own party. (Read more from “‘Fake’ Dan Sullivan Admits He Never Voted Trump, Backed Peltola” HERE)

State Admits It Doesn’t Track Noncitizens On Voter Rolls As Federal Law Requires

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For years, Americans have been told that concerns about noncitizens voting are a myth, a right-wing talking point unworthy of serious attention. California’s own secretary of state and attorney general have proven otherwise, however, not by admitting the state has no idea whether, or how often, it’s even happening, but by indicating the state isn’t bothering to track it.

A few weeks ago, the ACLJ submitted two California Public Records Act (CPRA) requests — one to the California secretary of state and one to Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office — seeking records on how the state maintains the integrity of its voter rolls. The Attorney General’s Office took an extension, ultimately responding on Aug. 10.

The Secretary of State’s Office responded first, but refused to provide any records responsive to our request. According to its answer, the statewide voter registration system simply “does not contain” a specific cancellation reason for non-citizenship. In other words, the state cannot tell us how many noncitizens have ever been removed from its voter rolls — because it doesn’t keep that information at all.

Below is a summary of our records requests to the secretary of state, and how California responded to each: First, we asked for the number of voter registrations that were canceled because the registrant didn’t meet citizenship requirements. California said its system “does not contain a voter status reason for cancellation due to non-citizenship.”

Second, we asked for records on the programs the state uses to keep its voter rolls accurate and current. California pointed to training manuals showing that new registrants are checked against death records, felony records from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and DMV change-of-address records — but not citizenship (aside from a self-attested checkbox). (Read more from “State Admits It Doesn’t Track Noncitizens On Voter Rolls As Federal Law Requires” HERE)

Shocking Poll Reveals How Gen-Z Women Really Feel about Men — and it’s not Pretty

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Women are from Venus — and men can stay on Mars.

Female Gen-Zers have far more negative views of men than young men do of women, according to a bombshell recent survey.

More than a fifth, or 21%, of women under age 30 have a negative view of the opposite sex, reveals a poll by the UK’s New Statesman.

That’s almost four times the 7% of men under 30 who feel the same way, the study found.

Just half of women of the same age meanwhile had a positive view of men, compared to 72% of men who had a positive view of women, the study shows.

For women under 25, 27% have a negative view, and only 35% hold a positive one. (Read more from “Shocking Poll Reveals How Gen-Z Women Really Feel about Men — and it’s not Pretty” HERE)