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The driver told investigators he was using the vehicle’s automated-driver system when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a house in Harris County, Texas. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - ‘Utterly Insane!’ WaPo Story On Tulsi Gabbard’s Link to Religious ‘Guruâ...
Photo by: Jeff J. Newman/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images A wild new story on former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her Hare Krishna guru’s influence on her policy actions has sent shockwaves through social media. Sunday’s Washington Post article by investigative journalist Jon Swaine comes just days after Gabbard stepped down to manage her husband’s cancer treatments. Swaine wrote that Gabbard grew up in “eccentric religious leader” Chris Butler’s breakaway Hare Krishna group that has been described by some ex-members as a “cult,” although the group denies that characterization. Swaine set out on a year-long investigation to learn whether the “reclusive guru been secretly trying to steer Gabbard’s actions as a public official.” He reviewed tends of thousands of documents, declaring that “Their content was extraordinary.” “Dozens of attached memos appeared to document directives and advice for Gabbard from her time in Congress. Some contained instructions on what legislation she should propose, which policies she should embrace and how she should conduct herself on television. They had an air of authority,” Swaine wrote. Research fellow Kareem Rifai wrote on social media, “This is an utterly insane story: 25,000 documents reviewed by WaPo indicate that throughout Tulsi’s career, her political moves were controlled by her guru, cult leader Chris Butler. This woman was leading the world’s largest intelligence apparatus.” This is an utterly insane story: 25,000 documents reviewed by WaPo indicate that throughout Tulsi's career, her political moves were controlled by her guru, cult leader Chris Butler. This woman was leading the world's largest intelligence apparatus.https://t.co/6Enu7JgMgR — Kareem Rifai (@KareemRifai) June 21, 2026 The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum wrote, “So @jonswaine @washingtonpost has seen hundreds of documents containing evidence that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence, was directed throughout her career by the leader of the cult she grew up in.” So @jonswaine @washingtonpost has seen hundreds of documents containing evidence that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's Director of National Intelligence, was directed throughout her career by the leader of the cult she grew up in https://t.co/xbXRTIX1tl — Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) June 21, 2026 The Atlantic’s Shane Harris hailed Swaine’s “Extraordinary new reporting,” while former WaPo reporter said Swaine’s investigation, “presents powerful evidence that director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was deeply under the sway of her lifelong guru, a cultic leader who told her what to say and how to say it.” … [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Iranians Tied to Theocratic Regime Tried to ‘Sneak’ Into USA for World Cup, ...
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Fox News that an “unusual amount”of Iranians tied to the country’s theocratic regime have tried sneaking into the USA recently — including people with “direct ties” to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who posed as members of the country’s World Cup group. Mullin talked about the unsettling number of IRGC-linked Iranians trying to get around border security during an interview on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo. He explained: We’ve seen an unusual amount of Iranian nationals trying the sneak in through our Northern [Border] — not Southern Border, because President Trump’s policies have closed the southern border. So [on] our Northern Border, we’ve seen arrests go up daily on Iranian nationals, and we have a good partnership with our Canadian partners that have been able to help apprehend them too. But it’s worrisome, because the amount of influx we see and the amount of connections we have when we capture the people that they have direct ties to the IRGC. Bartiromo then asked if the Iranians coming in through Canada were fleeing the country or tied to IRGC; Mullin said most had direct ties to the theocratic regime. Mullin then said that Iran had tried to smuggle a bunch of IRGC officials into the U.S. by having them pose as members of the country’s World Cup organization. He explained most countries entering the U.S. had about 120 people in their soccer orgs, but America only allowed Iran to bring in 53 people because so many of them were sketchy. “The rest of the individuals that Iran had tried to bring in, all also a had direct ties to the IRGC and aren’t their normal traveling group,” Mullin said. “So these games that Iran plays, unfortunately, makes them an adversary that you can’t trust.” His comments come as Vice President JD Vance is in Switzerland on Sunday, where he is working to make progress on a deal with Iran to end the war. Watch above.The post Iranians Tied to Theocratic Regime Tried to ‘Sneak’ Into USA for World Cup, DHS Boss Tells Fox News first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - MS NOW Guest Predicts That America Won’t Exist 250 Years from Now if It Stays ...MS NOW guest Akilah Hughes predicted there is no chance in hell the USA will be around for its 500th birthday during an appearance on Jacob Soboroff’s new show on Sunday. Hughes — who hosts the “Rebel Spirit” podcast and formerly co-hosted Crooked Media’s “What a Day” podcast — shared her take a few weeks before America celebrates its 250th birthday. But she said the way President Donald Trump is leading the nation makes her pessimistic things will go on much longer. “I don’t think America is making it to 500, if we’re on the same trajectory,” Hughes said. “You know, 250 was a stretch.” Soboroff let out a big “Oof,” then chuckled. He then told her “say more.” “We have a concerted effort from the current administration to forget about history, to sort of destroy public education, to destroy public works, to privatize everything,” Hughes explained. “And if we know one thing about corporations, you know, in the long term, they are not giving back to the people.” She continued, “I think we are a very young democracy. There are so many other countries that have come and gone, and I don’t know why we believe we are immune to that.” Hughes added that young Americans have “no hope for the future.” She said that was made apparent to her at a recent party for her friend’s 3-month old baby, where the guests had no idea what the child would grow up to do as a career, beyond working at a data center. Her take comes as America’s 250th birthday has become a go-to topic on cable news. Ali Velshi — before Soboroff replaced him on MS NOW’s weekend slate — complained last month that he felt a “deep unease” about celebrating the USA’s bday. This 250th anniversary is taking place during yet another period of deep and fundamental and existential unrest in this country, brought on by the country’s unresolved racial politics. That’s what this is,” Velshi said. “Women and Black Americans have seen their rights taken away. The Voting Rights Act has effectively been gutted. A number of states are continuing to gerrymander their congressional maps ahead of the midterm elections, with the explicit effect of taking away political power from Black Americans.” Not everyone is so pessimistic, though. Digital strategist Aminatou Sow told Soboroff on Sunday that “horrible people have been trying to destroy” America… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- Tulsi Gabbard’s Entire Career Was Guided By an ‘Eccentric Religious Leaderâ€...
(Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) A New Washington Post exposé raises questions about former National Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard and her Hare Krishna guru’s desire to shape world politics. Investigative journalist Jon Swaine published his findings Sunday in a lengthy feature for the Washington Post about Gabbard’s relationship with Chris Butler, “the eccentric religious leader Gabbard once described as her guru.” Swaine wrote that “Gabbard grew up in Butler’s breakaway Hare Krishna group” and that “Her parents held senior positions in the organization.” “Butler’s followers practice a form of Hinduism that involves devotion to a single deity, in their case Krishna, and certain expectations around meditation, yoga and diet,” Swaine wrote. “Some former members, however, have called the group a cult and said disciples were isolated from the outside world, characterizations the group has denied.” Swaine said he set out on a year-long investigation to learn whether the “reclusive guru been secretly trying to steer Gabbard’s actions as a public official” — first as a Democratic member of Congress, then as an independent, and most recently as a Republican Trump administration official. Those two times, Gabbard took the oath of office on the sacred Hindu text the Bhagavad-Gita, “and has said she was proud to be the first Hindu American member of Congress,” Swaine wrote. Gabbard, just days ago, officially stepped down from the Trump administration, saying she’s caring for her husband who’s battling cancer. A former member of Butler’s sect turned over internal records to Swaine, “because she felt Gabbard misled voters about Butler’s role and his influence on her decision-making,” Swaine wrote. He also noted that some former members “have called the group a cult.” Swaine said he reviewed thousands of emails and documents while reporting his story. “Their content was extraordinary,” Swaine wrote. He added, “Dozens of attached memos appeared to document directives and advice for Gabbard from her time in Congress. Some contained instructions on what legislation she should propose, which policies she should embrace and how she should conduct herself on television. They had an air of authority.” He continued: I found a 173-page dossier from 2014 titled “TG Issues.” It compiled advice for Gabbard on dozens of topics — from taxes to the mysterious disappearance that year of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and more. The document was peppered with imperatives. “Start introducing bills,” it said on one issue. “Need to get on it… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Senate Democrat Used Campaign Cash for Lavish Purchases Including Trips to Disne...
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images) Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) routinely used campaign funds to pay for pricey trips — including to both Disneyland and Disney World with his family and to the Super Bowl, according to a report from Politico on Sunday. The 2023 Super Bowl bash cost nearly $35,000 for event tickets and another $2,715 on a ritzy brunch; The Big Game was held in Gallego’s home state of Arizona that year, and his team dipped into a fund that he was splitting with now disgraced Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) in order to pay for tickets for donors, guests, and his Gallego’s wife Sydney. “He just spends his campaign account like it’s his personal slush fund,” one source close to Gallego told Politico. “He’s using campaign cash to live a luxury lifestyle.” Gallego used campaign bucks to fund other family trips as well, including to Chicago and Miami. The liberal senator also spent $18,000 in campaign dough on childcare, with $400 of that going to his mother-in-law. Politico explained: Federal lawmakers can legally use campaign committee funds for travel, food, events and even child care, as long as those funds are not for “personal use,” meaning they may not cover activities that would exist irrespective of the campaign, according to the FEC. That same source told the outlet there is a “pattern,” where Sydney Gallego “just basically rides [his] wave.” That has included 13 campaign-funded trips between Phoenix and Washington, D.C. in 2025, his first year as a senator. Leadership PACs are not even beholden to that “personal use” rule, meaning lawmakers have broad latitude to use the money they raise as long as it has some fundraising function. Ruben Gallego has leaned into that leeway, with his three children, Sydney Gallego, her mother and their full-time au pair frequently joining the senator on donors’ dime, according to the person, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly about the situation. A Gallego spokesperson told Politico, the fund was jointly established with Swalwell established the joint committee “in connection with Super Bowl LVII, and supporters who met the applicable contribution requirements were eligible to attend.” The spokesperson also told Politico, “tickets were purchased at fair market value” and added that “Hosting donors and supporters at sporting events in their areas is a common, bipartisan practice.” ——The post Senate Democrat Used Campaign Cash for Lavish Purchases Including Trips to Disney… [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago
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