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- AI or real? BBC analyses viral China disaster videos
As weather events become more extreme, fake videos are being shared rapidly online, and it’s causing real world problems in China. [TheTopNews] Read More.16 mins ago - Two Florida House Republicans Endorse Challenger to Embattled Rep. Cory Mills
AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr. Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) has racked up a significant list of scandals and his now re-election campaign has lost the support of some key Florida Republicans — including two of his congressional colleagues. The allegations against Mills, a 45-year-old Army veteran who has co-founded several security and defense contracting companies, include multiple on-the-record stolen valor accusations from soldiers who served with him in combat, a House Ethics Committee investigation into his business dealings and financial disclosures, a report he was being evicted from his D.C. penthouse apartment after his landlord accused him of owing $85,000, an accusation from 27-year-old Sarah Raviani that he had assaulted her at that D.C. apartment, accusations he was caught with sex workers during a 2021 rescue mission to help evacuate Americans from Afghanistan, and a restraining order that was issued to another ex-girlfriend, former Miss United States and Florida GOP state committeewoman Lindsey Langston, who said in court filings that Mills had continued to aggressively pursue and harass her for months after she dumped him, ignoring her repeated rejections and requests to leave her alone, sending threatening messages that “intensified over time,” and included “emotional manipulation,” “physical violence against whoever I date in the future,” and threats to release nude images and sexually explicit videos of her. Mills, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump, has denied wrongdoing, but has still faced public criticism from other House Republicans, including Reps. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Kat Cammack (R-FL). On the other hand, thus far GOP leadership have not seemed inclined to push him out; Speaker Mike Johnson has repeatedly shrugged off questions from reporters about Mills by saying these were “allegations” and he was “not in the business of commenting on investigations as they’re in process.” On Wednesday, former TV journalist Ryan Elijah scored major endorsements from two of Mills’ congressional colleagues in his primary challenge for Florida’s seventh congressional district, Reps. Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL). I am honored to have the support of two Florida Representatives I respect so much. Both @MikeHaridopolos and @realannapaulina fight everyday to promote Conservative values. pic.twitter.com/obH2zta71s — Ryan Elijah (@ryanelijah) August 5, 2026 Elijah’s campaign released a joint statement from Haridopolos and Paulina Luna that did not mention Mills by name but implied a sharp contrast between the two candidates by praising Elijah as “a trusted voice in… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - ‘Ironic’: Fox News Anchor Points Out Inconsistencies in Trump’s Statements...
Fox News anchor John Roberts highlighted what he called the “kind of ironic” nature of President Donald Trump’s latest comments on the war in Iran on Wednesday, noting they appeared to conflict with assurances the president had made only weeks earlier. Fox News guest, retired Lt. General Keith Kellogg, sparked the conversation by remarking that after opening the Strait of Hormuz, “the second deal” the U.S. must nail down will focus on nuclear capabilities, calling that future agreement “the most important one.” On whether he believes Iran will follow through, Kellogg added, “I don’t buy it… I just want to get back to the original purpose, which is not letting them have enriched uranium and getting to a nuclear weapon.” “Yeah, I mean, it’s kind of ironic that President Trump said the other day that, you know, we’re gonna do the Strait of Hormuz first, then we’ll talk about nuclear,” Roberts pointed out, “where as weeks ago, when the MOU [memorandum of understanding] was first released, the president was telling us that they already had a deal on nuclear.” Kellogg shook his head in agreement. Late on Tuesday, Trump told reporters that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come “tomorrow or the next day,” promising that “a lot of progress has been made.” In further discussing the talks, the president also told Fox News’ Trace Gallagher Tuesday night that the nuclear deal has not yet been finalized. “Iran, as an example, will never have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said. “They already can’t; it’s going to be formal.” Wednesday’s comments weren’t the first critical ones from Roberts in recent days. On Tuesday, he observed that Trump’s negotiations in Iran appeared to be “back to square one.” In June, while reviewing details of the initial MOU, Roberts questioned portions of the deal he called “unclear.” Watch the clip above via Fox News.The post ‘Ironic’: Fox News Anchor Points Out Inconsistencies in Trump’s Statements on Iran War first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - ‘Pod Save America’ Host Accuses Spotify of Trying to ‘Destroy the Podcast ...
Spotify Lionel Bonaventure/Getty Images Pod Save America host Tommy Vietor lashed out at Spotify Wednesday for attempting to “destroy the podcast industry” with a new feature that will allow Premium users to skip ads entirely. “Very cool of @Spotify to try and destroy the podcast industry. What a great partner!” Vietor captioned a screenshot that detailed the “Skip Ahead” feature. Very cool of @Spotify to try and destroy the podcast industry. What a great partner! pic.twitter.com/CDBHMI1izh — Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) August 5, 2026 The screenshot came from James Cridland’s explainer of what “Skip Ahead” will be about. As Cridland pointed out, many Spotify users already skip ads — or at least, they have the ability to do so. “However, while listeners can skip ads in podcasts – and regularly claim they do – data from podcast analytics company Bumper, looking at real-life behaviour rather than survey claims, suggests that less than 10% of ad-breaks are actually skipped,” Cridland pointed out. “This new Spotify feature would appear to make it much easier to skip: requiring one button press to cleanly skip to the beginning of the next section of podcast.” Cridland also noted his team “calculated that to skip one of the ad breaks would have otherwise required nine taps on the “skip 15 seconds” button, and then would have slightly overshot the break, needing a further tap backwards.” “Skip Ahead” is currently only available to Premium users in “selected markets.” In a test conducted by Cridland’s team, the option to skip an entire ad “appears on-screen as soon as an ad-break starts.” Users can move ahead of the full ad break with a single tap. Cridland also pointed out an aspect of the feature that’s been viewed as hypocritical by some: “The ‘Skip ahead’ feature appearing within Spotify’s own shows means that on the one hand, Spotify is selling ads, but is also marketing a ‘skip’ feature to its own paying users, to enable those ads to not be heard.” A spokesperson for Spotify told Cridland, “We regularly conduct tests at Spotify — some tests become permanent features, while others help inform future product development. We’re exploring ways to make podcast listening and viewing more intuitive for Premium subscribers based on how people use the platform, with the goal of helping listeners spend more time enjoying podcasts. We’ll continue to evolve the experience as we learn.”The post ‘Pod Save America’ Host… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - James Talarico Stumbles When Grilled on Why He Doesn’t Call Gaza ‘Genocideâ€...Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) offered a somewhat evasive answer Wednesday when asked why he hasn’t committed to calling Israel’s actions in Gaza a “genocide” during an interview on The Breakfast Club. Talarico, who is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, joined Charlamagne tha God and Angela Rye to discuss his campaign. Fox News polling from last week shows Talarico leading Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton 51 to 48%, with 24% of non-MAGA Republicans saying they support the Democratic candidate. Pointing out that Talarico has said that “Israel has a right to defend itself,” Rye asked, “How would you vote on whether or not the country gives Israel military aid?” “Yeah, I would not vote to send weapons to the [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu government,” clarified Talarico. “But what about military aid?” pressed Rye. “Yeah, I think all of that needs to be conditioned on, uh, on ending the death and the destruction in Gaza and in the West Bank,” said Talarico. “Um, I’ve been very outspoken on this issue from the beginning of the campaign.” “But you’re specific to say ‘death and destruction,’ not ‘genocide,'” noted Rye. “Why is that?” Talarico responded: Well, you know, I know that, um, the legal term “genocide,” um, is being litigated in the International Criminal Court, um, and, uh, certainly there’s, um, evidence to bring those charges and, um, and I think the United States should abide by, um, whatever, uh, ruling is, um, that the court comes to. Um, but I think as a U.S. senator, my job would be to take action, right? My job would not be to litigate what terms are used. My job would be to stop what’s happening. And that’s why I’ve said I would use every bit of our nation’s diplomatic and financial leverage, um, to protect the lives of Palestinians, and my North Star on this issue was always protecting innocent life. Watch the clip above via YouTube.The post James Talarico Stumbles When Grilled on Why He Doesn’t Call Gaza ‘Genocide’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Francesca Hong Now Claims Thanksgiving Is Her Favorite Holiday — After Calling...
(Photo Credit: Politico) From cancellation to celebration. Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong (D) told Politico on Wednesday her favorite holiday is Thanksgiving — which stands out, considering the democratic socialist previously called for aborting the holiday and couldn’t answer whether she still felt that way or not during a CNN appearance two days earlier. “Yup. I don’t want to cancel it, I actually love it,” Hong admitted during a Playbook podcast interview. She told reporter Irie Sentner she celebrates the holiday with both her family and her in-laws… which is pretty standard stuff. Her “ICE OUT” pin and Milwaukee Bucks hat were prominently featured in the background as she dished about her newfound love for Thanksgiving. “It’s a big event,” she said, before adding, “I’m gonna be real, I’m kind of a curmudgeon when it comes to holidays in general.” Democratic socialist Francesca Hong addressed her "cancel Thanksgiving" tweet – joking to our @iriesentner that the holiday is actually her favorite. Here’s what she said pic.twitter.com/tWL92k1IKM — POLITICO (@politico) August 5, 2026 But she hasn’t always been a fan. Hong said Thanksgiving should be canned in a since-deleted X post from 2021, arguing it was something that should have been done 500 years earlier. “If it takes a worldwide pandemic for us to realize we should stop celebrating colonialism and the original superspreader event that killed Indegenous [sic] folx [sic] and women so be it,” Hong said at the time. And she couldn’t give a straight answer when CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins confronted her about it on Monday night. “Do you still believe that Thanksgiving should be canceled?” Collins asked. Hong answered with a rambling 46-second response that touched on her professional restaurant experience and her belief Thanksgiving is “incredibly painful” for many Americans. Here was her full answer: I’m a chef, and one of the first meals that I made that was for the community when i was 16 was a Thanksgiving meal. I always think my hospitality background and owning a restaurant for 7-8 years, that bringing folks around the table to share conversation and build community is always a good thing. But Thanksgiving is also a time that’s incredibly painful for many people in our communities. So I think there I wanted to make sure people understood there are multiple views, but views can evolve. And the position I’m running for right now — and I think… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
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