/qnotables26/ - ===Q Notables 2026===

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833080 (161851ZJUL26) Notable: 2020 Election Report Rebuts Claims of “No Evidence”

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Election Crime Bureau: 2020 Election Report Rebuts Claims of “No Evidence”

This Executive Summary provides brief overview of the evidentiary record compiled in the full

report, The 2020 Election: An Attack Upon U.S. Critical Infrastructure. All assertions in the report

are drawn from forensic analyses, sworn legislative testimony, court filings, inspector general

investigations, vendor invoices, reasonable inference based upon open-source intelligence, and

government communications obtained through litigation and FOIA.

CORE FINDING

The 2020 General Election produced a convergence of ten distinct attack vectors that —

individually — each constitute a predicate for federal grand jury action and — collectively —

represent the most serious documented assault on democratic infrastructure in modern

American history. The threat is constitutional, institutional, and national security in character.

Adversarial foreign powers exploited vulnerabilities deliberately created or maintained by

domestic actors. Independent oversight was blocked at every institutional layer — judicial,

executive, and informational — before forensic verification could occur. No federal agency

has conducted a comprehensive, independent investigation of the convergent record.

https://electioncrimebureau.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2020-Election-Findings-1-Page-Overview_page1.jpg

https://electioncrimebureau.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/EXEC-SUMMARY-2020-Election-Attack-Upon-US-Critical-Infrastructure-V2.pdf

No mention of the Israeli companies that control US critical infrastructure!

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833105 (161856ZJUL26) Notable: Massie Drops Epstein Files Transparency Act 2 To Compel Release Of Records

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Massie Drops Epstein Files Transparency Act 2 To Compel Release Of Records

Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie has announced he will introduce the second iteration of the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA).

Massie announced in a Wednesday press release that the Epstein Files Transparency Act II (EFTA II) would give standing to state attorneys general, members of Congress and victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators to sue the U.S. attorney general for unlawfully withholding, redacting, or failing to disclose Epstein-related records.

The legislation would also grant victims access to unredacted files related to their cases, require the Justice Department to provide unredacted records to state and local prosecutors, impose existing criminal penalties on officials who knowingly conceal or destroy covered records, and prohibit the use of common law privileges to avoid disclosure.

“Since the Epstein Files Transparency Act was signed into law on November 19, 2025, the Department of Justice has flagrantly and consistently ignored EFTA’s disclosurerequirements,” Massie alleged in his release.

The original EFTA gave then-Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi 30 days after the law took effect to make all unclassified DOJ records—including those from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices — publicly accessible in a searchable, downloadable format

https://massie.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395849

https://dailycaller.com/2026/07/16/massie-drops-epstein-files-transparency-act-2-to-compel-release-of-records/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833138 (161906ZJUL26) Notable: Nearly quarter of Congress is 70 or older while average retirement age is 63.

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Nearly quarter of Congress is 70 or older while average retirement age is 63.

Congress stays packed with people way past normal retirement age while the country deals with massive problems. They keep power and deliver nothing on key issues. The age gap makes the whole place feel out of touch and resistant to real change.

About 25% of House and Senate voting members are 70+.

House median age around 57-58, Senate median around 64.

24 members are 80 or older, many still running for re-election.

Average US retirement age sits at 62-64 depending on data source.

Boomers still make up a large portion of Congress.

Ballotpedia ages of 119th Congress members: https://ballotpedia.org/Ages_of_members_of_the_119th_Congress_(2025-2026)

Pew Research on age in Congress: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/16/age-and-generation-in-the-119th-congress-somewhat-younger-with-fewer-boomers-and-more-gen-xers/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833235 (162002ZJUL26) Notable: SenSchumer We’ve been here before. #ZIONIST

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We’ve been here before.

Senate Democrats will lead a whole-of-government effort to ensure free, fair, and secure elections that are not contingent on Donald Trump’s temper tantrums.

https://x.com/SenSchumer/status/2077842837987643630

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833286 (162019ZJUL26) Notable: Tonight, Trump is expected to make false claims about the security of our elections #COUNTER

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Tonight, Trump is expected to make false claims about the security of our elections

Yet his own intelligence community in 2020 saw the information and decided that the election wasn't rigged

@SenatorSlotkin

on how this administration is dangerous to democracy:

https://x.com/SenateDems/status/2077850432416665962

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833289 (162020ZJUL26) Notable: @FBIDirectorKash To the criminals out there: ...We will find you

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FBI Director Kash Patel

@FBIDirectorKash

To the criminals out there:

If you are even thinking about committing a crime, we will identify you. We will find you, and we will put you in jail.

-DKP🇺🇸

https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2077760330474598731

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833305 (162024ZJUL26) Notable: NYC Mayor Eric Adams raises concerns over 500,000 missing migrant children

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**ANONS! WE GOTTA DIG DEEP AND FIND OUT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THESE IMMIGRATIONS THOUGH!!! ANONS! WE GOTTA "WATCH THE WATER! Because the Plan is [FLUID]"

**Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115823137139241980

Great job by Art Del Cueto, a Border hero, in explaining, on FoxNews, that Border crossings are virtually nonexistent under the Trump Administration.

In past years, under Sleepy Joe,**MILLIONS OF PEOPLE POURED INTO OUR COUNTRY, totally unchecked and unvetted.

Also, crime numbers are now down to lowest numbers!!!

Jan 01, 2026, 9:26 PM

NYC Mayor Eric Adams raises concerns over 500,000 missing migrant children, fears exploitationDecember 13 2024

https://www.christianpost.com/news/eric-adams-raises-concerns-over-500000-missing-migrant-children.html

Texas AG saysCatholiccharity is smuggling migrants into US, running a ‘stash house’ Nov. 3, 2024

https://nypost.com/2024/11/03/us-news/texas-ag-says-catholic-shelter-smuggling-migrants-into-us/

Investigation:CatholicCharity Workers Donate Mostly to Pro-Abortion Democrats - Hard-left employees even contributed to the abortion giant Planned Parenthood Oct 4 2024

https://stream.org/investigation-catholic-charity-workers-donate-mostly-to-pro-abortion-democrats/

The GOP has a surprising new target: theCatholic Church September 16 2024

As the GOP intensifies its attacks on Catholic social initiatives, the party risks alienating a key voting bloc that once found a home in its ranks.

https://uscatholic.org/articles/202409/the-gop-has-a-surprising-new-target-the-catholic-church/

Feds GaveCatholic CharitiesAlmost $800 Million That Helped Shelter, Transport Biden’s Migrants into U.S. Communities August 21 2024

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/21/feds-gave-catholic-charities-almost-800-million-to-help-move-migrants/

Catholic bishops reject claims thatCatholic nonprofitsfacilitate illegal immigration

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/258647/catholic-bishops-reject-claims-that-catholic-nonprofits-facilitate-illegal-immigration

Who’s Really Facilitating America’s Border Crisis? Biden Isn’t Acting Alone Dec 9 2022

https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/whos-really-facilitating-americas-border-crisis-biden-isnt-acting-alone

Republicans accuseCatholic Charitiesof breaking the law in its border response December 15 2022

https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2022/12/15/border-crisis-republicans-catholic-charities-244359

Migrants depend onCatholic Charitiesto avoid deportation December 19, 2022

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/dec/19/migrants-using-catholic-charities-to-shield-themse/

Catholic CharitiesUnder Siege House Republicans and TX bearing down hard

https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/catholic-charities-under-siege

Catholic Charitieshelping guide through Biden immigration program Jan 26 2023

https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2023/01/26/catholic-charities-helping-through-immigration-process

Catholic Charitiesof Southeast Texas is looking at expanding immigration services May 12th 2023

https://kfdm.com/news/local/catholic-charities-of-southeast-texas-is-looking-at-expanding-immigration-services-title-42-end-immigrants-texas-border

Cardinal Dolan:Catholicshave a duty to care for immigrants. And the government can’t punish us for that. Timothy Michael Dolan June 28 2023

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/06/28/dolan-religious-liberty-immigrants-245596

Afghanistan to Fort Wayne: HowCatholic Charities’ Immigration Services make a global impact March 15 2023

https://www.inputfortwayne.com/features/SJCHF-CatholicCharitiesImmigrationServices.aspx

Pope Leo encouragesCatholic CharitiesUSA to continue work amid political turbulence May 4 2026

https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/05/04/pope-leo-catholic-charities-usa-meeting/

**Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump 12/25/22 (Sun) Christmas Day

On this very cold but beautiful Christmas Day, look at our Nation NOW on the Southern Border compared to only a short time ago during the Trump Administration.

We had the most SECURE Border in our history, versus the “horror show” that that is happening now, with record setting numbers of people, many of them hardened Criminals (including Killers, Human Traffickers and Drug Dealers),**POURING INTO OUR COUNTRYat a rate the likes of which we have never seen before. The USA is dyingfrom within!!!

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/109574657347743432

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833349 (162031ZJUL26) Notable: DOJ charges the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with wire fraud

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>>64397

KanekoaTheGreat

@KanekoaTheGreat

🚨BREAKING: DOJ charges the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with wire fraud, false statements, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

The SPLC secretly funneled $3M+ in donor funds to violent racist extremist groups:

-Ku Klux Klan

-American Nazi Party

-Aryan Nation

-United Klans of America

-Unite the Right

-National Alliance

-National Socialist Movement

-Sadistic Souls Motorcycle Club

-American Front

To hide the payments, SPLC allegedly opened bank accounts under fictitious entities to conceal the source and control of donor funds.

Per the indictment: an SPLC field source was a member of the online leadership chat group that planned the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville — made racist postings under SPLC supervision and helped coordinate transportation to the event.

FBI Director Kash Patel: "They lied to their donors, vowing to dismantle violent extremist groups, and actually turned around and paid the leaders of these very extremist groups — even utilizing the funds to have these groups facilitate the commission of state and federal crimes."

Acting AG Todd Blanche: "The SPLC is manufacturing racism to justify its existence. Using donor money to allegedly profit off Klansmen cannot go unchecked."

Scheme allegedly ran 2014–2023.

FBI calls it an ongoing investigation.

Insane!!!

https://x.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/2046723825774289375

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833407 (162045ZJUL26) Notable: Trump Administration Announces Investigation of 75 Truck Driver Schools Suspected of Helping Non-Citizens Obtain CDLs

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Trump Administration Announces Investigation of 75 Truck Driver Schools Suspected of Helping Non-Citizens Obtain CDLs

by Margaret Flavin Jul. 16, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Department of Transportation (DOT)have announced an investigation into at 75 entry-level truck driver Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) schoolsacross the country suspected of fraudulently helping non-citizen drivers qualify.

Safety experts estimate that as many as 130,000 illegal-alien truck drivers may be operating in the United States, with tens of thousands believed to have obtained licenses through illegitimate means.

The Gateway Pundit has reported on the deadly consequences of illegal alien truckers.

Fox News’ Bill Melugin reports, “NEW: DHS and DOT have announcedthey’ve identified 75 entry level truck driver CDL schools across the US that are suspected of fraudulently helping non-citizen drivers qualify for CDLs, and the agencies are partnering to investigate them, with HSI and DOT already visiting some of the schools to probe them.”

“Some of the schools are suspected of falsifying training records, providing improper certifications, and failing to properly train the drivers.”

Statements via DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin noted, “Too many American lives have been lost in completely avoidable accidents because illegal aliens have been granted commercial driver’s licenses to drive trucks and 18-wheelers on America’s roadways.”

“DHS law enforcement is partnering with the Department of Transportation to eliminate CDL fraud, strengthen the integrity of the CDL system, and investigate commercial driver’s license schools throughout the country. This is a whole of government approach, to keep America’s roads safe.”

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. added, “USDOT has spent the last year rooting out bad actors from our trucking industry.”

“We’ve knocked over 24,000 drivers off our roads for failing to speak English, forced states to cancel over 28,000 licenses illegally issued to foreign drivers, and purged over 9,500 unqualified training schools from our FMCSA registry. DHS will be a force multiplier of our efforts to clean up America’s roads. President Trump is using every lever at his disposal to ensure the safety of American families.”

Secretary Duffy followed up on his statement, sharing on X, “FRAUDSTERS CAN RUN, BUT THEY CAN’T DRIVE.”

“If you cheat the system by giving illegal aliens commercial driver’s licenses: WE WILL FIND YOU, AND YOU WILL PAY A HEAVY PRICE Our@DHSgov partnership is a massive force multiplier as we shut down these corrupt operations. President Trump is using every lever to clean up our roads and keep Americans safe.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/trump-administration-announces-investigation-75-truck-driver-schools/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833421 (162049ZJUL26) Notable: JUST IN: Trump Administration Revives Federal Rule to Prevent Welfare Leeches from Obtaining Green Cards

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JUST IN: Trump Administration Revives Federal Rule to Prevent Welfare Leeches from Obtaining Green Cards

Jordan Conradson Jul. 16, 2026

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has rescinded a Biden-era rule, which prevented immigration officials from considering an alien’s risk of becoming reliant on welfare services such as food stamps, Medicaid, and housing assistance.

“The now-rescinded Biden-era regulation restricted which public benefits DHS could consider, limiting officers’ ability to review all relevant factors as intended by Congress. With this final rule, USCIS officers are empowered to assess all pertinent facts on a case-by-case basis for each applicant,” USCIS said in a press release.

“The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a final rule rescinding the 2022 Biden-era regulation regarding public charge determinations, further aligning immigration law with Congressional intent that aliens in the United States be self-reliant and not dependent on taxpayer-funded government benefits,” USCIS said.

”Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), an individual applying for a visa, admission, or adjustment of status is inadmissible to the United States if deemed likely at any time to become a public charge.”

USCIS spokesperson Zach Kahler said in a statement, “The Trump administration is upholding the rule of law and protecting American taxpayers from subsidizing aliens who may become dependent on public benefits. USCIS is committed to safeguarding the safety, security, and financial well-being of Americans.”

The move could reportedly impact hundreds of thousands of green card applicants inside the US.

Per CBS:

Under existing federal immigration law, some individuals applying for a visa, admission to the U.S. or green cards can be deemed inadmissible if the government determines they are likely “at any time” to become a public charge.

The Biden-era rule, issued in 2022, limited the benefits DHS could consider to primarily cash welfare payments meant to cover basic living expenses and long-term institutional care paid for by the federal government.

The new final rule restores the broader discretion USCIS had during the first Trump administration,so that officers can conduct case-by-case reviews that consider an applicant’s age, health, family status, assets, financial resources, education, skills and whether the person has received means-tested taxpayer-funded benefits.==

Those benefits can include food stamps, Medicaid and even housing assistance, according to USCIS officials.

“The federal government is reaffirming the requirement of self-reliance, protecting public resources and ending policies that encouraged dependency on the backs of hard-working American taxpayers,” Director Joseph Edlow said.

“Under President Trump, USCIS is restoring the basic principle that immigrants must be able to support themselves.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/just-trump-administration-revives-federal-rule-prevent-welfare/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833468 (162102ZJUL26) Notable: Zelensky Fires ‘Reformist’ Defense Minister Fedorov, and Now There’s Reported Turmoil in the Ukrainian Military

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Zelensky Fires ‘Reformist’ Defense Minister Fedorov, and Now There’s Reported Turmoil in the Ukrainian Military

by Paul Serran Jul. 16, 2026

Fedorov reportedly had a troublesome relationship with Top General Syrsky.

Kiev regime leader Volodymyr Zelensky continues with his latest government reshuffle,this time dismissing the popular defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov, generating turmoil and even calls for protests.

Fedorov brought a technology overhaul to Ukraine’s military but was also known for clashing with top generals.

“The government resigned earlier this week, andZelensky will not submit Fedorov’s name as the next defense minister, an MP from the ruling Servant of the People partytold POLITICO after a faction meeting on Wednesday.

‘The reasons are obvious: conflict with army command and failed military mobilization reform’, theMP said on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal political issues. They added that they supported Zelensky’s decision, saying: ‘Fedorov did only an imitation of reforms, just slides’.”

In the meantime, Ukrainian press reports thatZelensky’s dismissal of Fedorov is drawing a ‘wave of criticism from soldiers, veterans, and civil society figures.’

The Kiev Independent reported:

“Dmytro Koziatynskyi, a war veteran who was a leading organizer of last summer’s mass protests against a law curbing the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies,called for a new demonstration.

‘The defense minister is being removed in the middle of effective —finally effective! — reforms, replaced by someone under whom any hope of reform can be forgotten’, he wrote on Facebook.

He urged Ukrainians to gather at Ivan Franka Square at 9:01 a.m. — after Ukraine’s daily minute of silence to honor fallen soldiers and civilians killed in the war —to protest what he called a pattern of ‘replacing effective ministers with convenient yes-men’, adding: ‘We will never defeat Russia as long as the same total stagnation and corruption rule our army and our ministries’.”

UPDATE: large protests in Ukraine against the firing of Fedorov.

(https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/zelensky-fires-reformist-defense-minister-fedorov-now-theres/

)Zelensky is getting rid of him because he is young, effective and well liked and honorable to the country. This might be the end of Zelensky. The people had had enough of the corruption, he does and he’s never kicked out. His end is coming. The young guy should protect himself, they have a habit of disappearing by Z’s hand.)

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833475 (162103ZJUL26) Notable: God bless Trump and keep him safe from all harm!!!

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The IRGC proxy known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has offered a $10 million bounty on President Trump.

Given what Secretary of State Rubio @marcorubio said about Antifa’s connections to Iran, the FBI should monitor Antifa very closely.

Pray for President Trump’s safety.

God bless Trump and keep him safe from all harm!!!

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833503 (162112ZJUL26) Notable: Ukrainian parliament picks new PM linked to ‘Zelensky’s wallet’ Mindich

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Ukrainian parliament picks new PM linked to ‘Zelensky’s wallet’ Mindich

Sergey Koretsky was reportedly a close associate of the disgraced businessman, who fled to Israel amid a massive corruption scandal

Published 16 Jul, 2026 19:08 | U

Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday approved former Naftogaz CEO Sergey Koretsky as prime minister. Koretsky has been linked to disgraced businessman Timur Mindich, a close associate of Vladimir Zelensky who fled to Israel amid a major corruption scandal.

Koretsky’s appointment comes as Zelensky presses ahead with a sweeping government reshuffle less than a year after the previous overhaul, while Ukrainian forces face mounting battlefield pressure and authorities continue to grapple with large-scale corruption in the energy sector.

The investigation centers on an alleged $100 million embezzlement scheme involving state nuclear operator Energoatom. Western-backed anti-corruption agencies have tied the affair to Mindich, who has long been regarded as one of Zelensky’s closest associates and dubbed “Zelensky’s wallet” by Ukrainian media.

Koretsky was “100% Mindich’s man,Ukrainian lawmaker Aleksey Goncharenko claimed last August, citing the so-called ‘Mindich tapes’ – leaked surveillance recordings from the corruption investigation published by the media.

According to Goncharenko, Koretsky was placed in charge of Ukrnaftoburinnya, a private energy company previously owned by Zelensky’s former patron, oligarch Igor Kolomoysky, after it was seized by the state.

“The idea: to take control of cash flows, withdraw billions, and install your own people. This plan was discussed and implemented right in Mindich’s apartment. Everything is recorded on the tapes,”Goncharenko said.

“The main executor is Sergey Koretsky,” the lawmaker added, alleging that the executive coordinated all key decisions with Mindich and, by extension, with Zelensky.

The Energoatom affair has deepened tensions between Zelensky’s administration and the Western-backed National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).

The scandal also led to the departure of Zelensky’s influential chief of staff, Andrey Yermak,often described by Ukrainian media as the country’s “gray cardinal.”

In May, NABU and SAPO named Yermak as a suspect in a separate money laundering investigation.

(The whole Admin and parliament except a very few, are stealing the governments money, probably 85%+ are in on the take. The EU knows it but they don’t care, because they take their cut before they give the rest to Ukraine.)

(https://www.rt.com/russia/643147-ukraine-pm-koretsky-mindich-linked/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833524 (162117ZJUL26) Notable: This unassuming congressman may hold the key to the midterms

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tabletop excersizes being ortganized by Joe Morelle. per MSNOW panic broadcast

This unassuming congressman may hold the key to the midterms

by Steve Israel, opinion contributor - 06/10/26 10:30 AM ET

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FILE – Rep. Joe Morelle, D-N.Y., questions a witness during a Committee on House Administration hearing about noncitizen voting in U.S. elections on Capitol Hill, May 16, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell, File)

Some members of Congress beam under national spotlights and become household names (in households glued to cable political talk shows). Their work product — legislative or political — is well known; their acclaim usually but not always well-deserved. 

At the opposite end are the few who occupy their seats in Congress as if they’re swivel recliners. They lay comfortably low; show up for votes and committee hearings, service their districts, and generally stay out of the line of camera lenses. 

Then there are the workhorses who toil in relative national obscurity. It’s not that they shirk attention, it’s just that they prioritize work product over self-promotion. 

A case study: Rep. Joe Morelle, a Democrat from upstate New York. He is the ranking member of the Committee on House Administration, a panel that typically induces yawns among cable television bookers and newspaper editors. But watch him, because in the coming midterm election, Morelle will be at the center of gravity. 

A very narrow House majority may rest on the outcome of a handful of races.Bipartisan observers, lawyers and journalists are bracing for attempts by the Trump administration to use every tool in its arsenal, lawful or not, to preserve the Republican majority.

The possibilities range from voter suppression (sending ICE agents to selected polling places in hand-picked districts) to coercion (pressuring friendly local and state election officials not to certify certain Democratic victories) to co-option (using federal agencies to seize ballots) to a virtual post-election congressional coup (attempting to stop or manipulate the legitimate certification and swearing-in of certain members).

The latter may be fanciful, conspiratorial, even unlikely. But wasn’t the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021 all of those things, right up until until it wasn’t? 

Article I, Section 5, Clause 1 of Constitution stipulates that “Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members.” That responsibility falls under the Committee on House Administration, which means that the committee that typically deals with controversies as epochal as office spaces, parking designations and member budgets may find itself determining the next majority.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833566 (162123ZJUL26) Notable: PDJT on future of DATA CENTERS

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One of the biggest Driving Forces in the Future for Jobs, are Data Centers. They are big, strong, bold, and Money Machines for the State in which they are built. Governor Kathy Hochul, for political reasons, has terminated all Data Centers being built, or to be built, in New York State. These Companies are now being sought in Alabama, Florida, Texas, Arizona, and many other States. Both the Taxes and the Jobs amount to LIQUID GOLD! New York State has made a terrible decision. All of this Income, and other Benefits, will be going to Red States, and some Blue, where Data Centers are sought as Cash Cows, with Lower Taxes and Record Setting Jobs. They must pay for their own Water and Power, and any leftover goes back to the State and local Community. Data Centers are tremendous WINS for the States and Communities that are lucky enough to get them. New York should change its Policy, IMMEDIATELY. The Radical Left Dumocrats must not be allowed to cause us to lose Data Centers, Al, and all of this incredible new Technology, to China, and other countries!

President DONALD J. TRUMP

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833574 (162125ZJUL26) Notable: Sec. Rubio: Today, I designated two additional Mexican cartels, the Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.

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Today, I designated two additional Mexican cartels, the Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. Under President Trump’s leadership, we will never stop fighting against violent narco-terrorists from flooding our nation with deadly drugs.

https://x.com/SecRubio/status/2077841278264561780

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833579 (162126ZJUL26) Notable: Officials probe whether White House teleprompter operator profited off Trump's words

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@ABCNews

White House teleprompter operator made tens of thousands betting on Trump's speeches

July 16, 2026 9.1K views

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eXbMqBVydk8

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833600 (162131ZJUL26) Notable: U.S. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a verification boarding aboard M/T Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman, July 16.

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U.S. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a verification boarding aboard M/T Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman, July 16.

As of today, American forces have redirected 3 commercial vessels trying to run the blockade, disabled 1 that didn’t comply, and boarded 1 to ensure full compliance with the ongoing U.S. naval blockade against Iran.

The Strait of Hormuz and the surrounding waters remain free and open, except for vessels attempting to violate America’s steel wall blockade. 🇺🇸

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2077866609138393167

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2077867200950448212

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833630 (162135ZJUL26) Notable: The Trump Administration has now designated 20 dangerous groups in our hemisphere as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. By taking these actions, we deny access to the U.S. financial system and the resources they need to carry out attacks. - Rubio

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The Trump Administration has now designated 20 dangerous groups in our hemisphere as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. By taking these actions, we deny access to the U.S. financial system and the resources they need to carry out attacks.

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Today, I designated two additional Mexican cartels, the Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. Under President Trump’s leadership, we will never stop fighting against violent narco-terrorists from flooding our nation with deadly drugs.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833643 (162137ZJUL26) Notable: French MPs seal fate of controversial assisted dying bill

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French MPs seal fate of controversial assisted dying bill

The legislation, which has faced fierce opposition from the clergy and right-wing parties,will now be reviewed by the Constitutional Council

Published 16 Jul, 2026 09:06 |

France’s lower chamber of parliament has given final approval to a controversial bill legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide. The legislation, which has been criticized by the clergy and was rejected three times by the conservative Senate, is now in the hands of the country’s top constitutional body.

The left-leaning National Assembly greenlit the bill on Wednesday 291 votes to 241, capping what its author, former lawmaker Olivier Falorni, called a legislative “marathon with hurdles.”

Support for the bill in the chamber has steadily eroded with each reading: The Assembly passed the text 305-199 in May 2025, 299-226 in February 2026, and 295-232 on June 30.

The Senate, which is dominated by conservatives, rejected the bill several times, and with no compromise reached in a joint committee,the government invoked the National Assembly’s constitutional right to have the final word on the matter.

The bill grants adults who are French citizens or legal residents and suffer from a serious, incurable, and life-threatening illness in an advanced or terminal stage the right to request lethal medication if their pain is unbearable or resistant to treatment

Psychological suffering alone does not qualify and should be linked to the disease. Applicants must also be capable of expressing their will “freely and in an informed manner,” and their discernment cannot be “seriously impaired.” The patient is also subject to a mandatory reflection period.

On the day the substance is administered, a doctor must verify that the patient still wants to proceed; if any pressure on the patient is detected, the procedure must be suspended and reported to the state prosecutor. Patients would normally self-administer the drug, with a doctor or nurse stepping in – subject to a conscience clause – only if they are physically unable.

French President Emmanuel Macron, who has backed the reform for years, wrote on X: “In 2022,I committed to opening this path with the French people. With seriousness, with humility, and with full respect for our democracy, that commitment has been fulfilled.”

The Association for the Right to Die With Dignity said the legislation would allow people “to choose to end unbearable suffering, freely and with full awareness.” Its president, Jonathan Denis, said the law “creates a new right [but] never forces anyone to exercise it,” while ensuring that every person can “have their wishes respected.”

Hanane Mansouri, an MP from the right-wing UDR group,warned that the legislation “is gradually reversing our scale of values.”The Bishops’ Conference of France said the bill “marks a grave rupture in the history of our country,” adding that“in choosing to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, deputies have written into French law the possibility of causing death.”

The law cannot take effect yet, as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu referred it to the Constitutional Council. The council is now expected to rule on whether the two-day reflection period before administering the lethal substance respects personal freedom and human dignity, whether adults under legal guardianship can give free and informed consent, and how doctors’ right to refuse participation squares with hospitals that opt out of offering assisted dying.

The council has up to one month to rule if the government does not require urgency, and has the right to strike down individual provisions, forcing parliament to rewrite and revote on them, or annul the law.Only after the council’s say can the legislation be enacted by Macron.

(https://www.rt.com/news/643121-french-mps-seal-fate-euthanisia-bill/

Canada and France have approved this, many more will consider this soon.God is being eliminated from human life, so their countries save money and now be the arbiters of when a human is to die!

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833654 (162138ZJUL26) Notable: Sen. SCHIFF: Is it appropriate for a president to call on the Attorney General to prosecute enemies?

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Sen. SCHIFF: Is it appropriate for a president to call on the Attorney General to prosecute enemies?

Former Republican attorney general: He is in charge of enforcing the law.

Schiff: You don’t seem to have a problem with that, do you?

AG: That includes his enemies.

Jul 16, 2026 · 4:48 PM UTC

https://x.com/JudiciaryDems/status/2077797570726736292

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833661 (162140ZJUL26) Notable: Memorable meme(s)

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833667 (162141ZJUL26) Notable: Zambia’s first white leader dies at 82

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Zambia’s first white leader dies at 82

Guy Scott guided the African country through a difficult transition with a “steady hand” and a commitment to constitutional order, President Hakainde Hichilema said

Published 16 Jul, 2026 13:18

Former acting Zambian President Guy Scott, the first white head of state in sub-Saharan Africa since the end of apartheid, has died aged 82, the government announced.

Scott died on Wednesday after an illness at his farm in Lusaka, the southern African nation’s capital, according to a statement signed by Cabinet Secretary Patrick Kangwa.

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has accorded Scott a state funeral “in recognition of distinguished professional and political contribution to the nation,”Kangwa said, adding that burial arrangements will be announced later.

In a separate statement, Hichilema described Scott as a “true Zambian patriot”who devoted many years to public service. He said the former leader guided Zambia through a difficult transition “with a steady hand and a commitment to constitutional order” after the death of President Michael Sata.

Scott served as vice president under Sata from 2011 until the leader died in office in October 2014. He assumed the presidency under Zambia’s constitutional succession rules and served as acting head of state for around three months, until Edgar Lungu was inaugurated following a special election in January 2015. Lungu died in South Africa in June 2025, but remains unburied amid a dispute between his family and the Zambian government over his funeral arrangements.

Scott’s appointment made him the first white head of state in Africa since South Africa’s F.W. de Klerk, the last leader under apartheid, left office after the country’s first multiracial elections brought Nelson Mandela to power in 1994.

Born in Zambia to Scottish and English parents, he was also the country’s first white leader since independence from Britain in 1964. He could not contest the 2015 election because Zambia’s constitution at the time barred candidates whose parents were not Zambian by birth or descent from running for the presidency.

His brief presidency was marked by a power struggle within the ruling Patriotic Front. Scott dismissed Lungu as the party’s secretary-general in November 2014 but reversed the decision a day later after the move triggered protests and clashes in Lusaka.

A Cambridge-educated economist, Scott entered parliament in 1991 and later served as agriculture minister, earning praise for helping manage a severe regional drought and food shortage. He subsequently broke with the Patriotic Front and supported the United Party for National Development, led by current President Hakainde Hichilema.

(https://www.rt.com/africa/643133-zambian-former-white-leader-guy-scott-dies/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833692 (162145ZJUL26) Notable: “THE FLYOVERS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES.” — SECRETARY OF WAR PETE HEGSETH

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“THE FLYOVERS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES.”

— SECRETARY OF WAR PETE HEGSETH

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833722 (162150ZJUL26) Notable: New York mayor blasted over justifying rising rape numbers (VIDEO)

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New York mayor blasted over justifying rising rape numbers(VIDEO)

The 6.6% surge in sexual assault complaints camelargely because of a broadened legal definition of the crime, Zohran Mamdani has claimed

Published 15 Jul, 2026

“Expanding the legal definition of rape was an important step… but it should never be used to deflect from the responsibility to reduce sexual violence. Survivors deserve leadership, action, accountability, and justice. They don’t deserve deflection,” she wrote on X in response to a clip of the interview.

Mamdani, an openly socialist political outsider, campaigned on a platform focused on affordable housing, public ownership of utilities, and wealth taxation. He was elected last year despite little enthusiasm from fellow Democrats and fierce opposition from Republicans, including US President Donald Trump.

Trump initially described Mamdani as a “communist” and warned that New Yorkers will soon flee the city under his leadership, but moderated his rhetoric after meeting the Democrat in person last November.

READ MORE: Trump warns of ‘communist menace’ in 250th US anniversary speech (VIDEO)

However, in his July 4 speech at Mount Rushmore, Trump warned about what he called “a resurgence of the communist menace” in the US. Communism is “a mortal threat to American liberty,” he said.

(https://www.rt.com/news/643093-mamdani-nyc-rape-statistics/

https://x.com/DanMannarino/status/2076767914019991882

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833739 (162153ZJUL26) Notable: NBC and ABC are refusing to "AIR" POTUS speech

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AI says ABC and NBC will not broadcast POTUS speech tonight. Are they for real?

WTAF?

Major Broadcast Networks refusing to "AIR" POTUS speech

Revoke licenses and arrest forTREASON

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833773 (162203ZJUL26) Notable: Zelensky’s sacking defense minister triggers nationwide protests (VIDEO)

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Zelensky’s sacking defense minister triggers nationwide protests (VIDEO)

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Kiev and other cities demanding that Mikhail Fedorov keep his position

Published 16 Jul, 2026 18:34 |

Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s decision to fire Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov has sparked nationwide protests. Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Kiev and other cities to demand that the minister be brought back.Some of the protesters also called for Ukraine’s top military commander, General Aleksandr Syrsky, to be dismissed instead.

Fedorov was Ukraine’s youngest-ever defense minister. The 35-year-old technocrat took over from his predecessor in January and held the office for around six months. During that time, hedeepened Ukraine’s ties with Palantir, a controversial US data-mining and military technology company.He still failed to reform the corruption-prone ministry in accordance with “NATO standards,” as Fedorov himself admitted while confirming his departure.

Photos and videos that surfaced on social media showed people flooding the streets of Kiev and other cities like Dnepropetrovsk, holding Ukrainian flags, as well as placards and bannerscalling on Zelensky to reverse his decision. Crowds could also be heard chanting “shame!” in some videos. More than 1,000 demonstrators rallied outside of Zelensky’s office in the Ukrainian capital. Some protesters were also seen holding placards demanding Syrsky be sacked.

Zelensky later justified his decision by pointing to a conflict between the defense minister and the military chief.Fedorov and Syrsky had failed to find common ground and were not even communicating properly without his oversight, Zelensky claimed in a statement on Thursday.

The Ukrainian leader also stated that Ukrainians can do whatever they want. “If they wanted to take [to the streets in protest], good for them,” he said.

Fedorov himself accused Syrsky of “splitting the country” and called for his dismissal. Syrskydid not mention the conflict in his own statement on Telegram on Thursday and “thanked” Fedorov for his work instead and expressed his hope that he would “remain” in the government team.

The Ukrainian outlet Strana claimed that Zelensky had becomeincreasingly dissatisfied with Fedorov’s “independent political game” and histies to circles close to the Western-backed National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), agenciesthat have investigated a string of high-profile corruption cases involving senior Ukrainian officials.

(https://www.rt.com/russia/643150-zelensky-sacks-defense-minister-protests/

This might be the beginning of the end of Zelensky!

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833792 (162208ZJUL26) Notable: Pray for our nation, Anons

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Pray for our nation, Anons

Simply ask God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit to watch over our nation and protect it from those who would destroy it.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24833859 (162222ZJUL26) Notable: On this day in 1945, the world’s first nuclear device, “Gadget,” was detonated atop a 100-foot steel tower at the Trinity Site in southern New Mexico.

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The Trinity test ⚛️

On this day in 1945, the world’s first nuclear device, “Gadget,” was detonated atop a 100-foot steel tower at the Trinity Site in southern New Mexico.

Learn more from the @nuclearmuseum ➡️ /4f59M0L

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