Vote the Platform or Shut Up

My Pap was a lot of things. Stubborn. Proud. Army veteran. The kind of man who said what he meant and meant every word of it. I was lucky enough to be there when he took his last breath, and I would give anything to hear his voice one more time.

He and my dad got into it one day over politics. It got heated the way it always does in our family. Then Pap went quiet for a second, looked my dad dead in the eye, and asked, calm as a Sunday morning, who he voted for.

My dad admitted he hadn’t voted.

Pap didn’t yell. Didn’t lecture. He said, “You chose not to have a voice for your country. You have no say in this conversation.” And that was the end of it. My dad never forgot that. Neither did I.

Where Are the Watchdogs? The Media’s Deafening Silence on Government Fraud

Where are the watchdogs? I have been asking myself that question for months. It is a story every American needs to hear, yet legacy media outlets have decided you don’t need to know.

‘VERY GRAVE DANGER’: Newt Gingrich warns US must lead on artificial intelligence

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich discusses the role of artificial intelligence in national security, the GOP’s path forward on data centers, and key focuses ahead of the midterms on ‘Kudlow.’

‘MASSIVE FRAUD’: Michele Tafoya RIPS alleged fraud scandals under Dem leadership

Minnesota GOP U.S. Senate nominee Michele Tafoya discusses her race against Democratic nominee Peggy Flanagan and criticizes alleged fraud under Democratic leadership on ‘Fox News Live.’

The Tea Party Treatment for the America First Coalition: Same playbook, same coalition

In 2009, a grassroots revolt against bailouts, bureaucratic overreach, and a bipartisan Washington consensus was met – within a few short years – by a coordinated squeeze from four directions at once. The squeezers included the Democrat Party and Obama White House, their legacy media sycophants, the Republican establishment, and the trade associations and consultants who depend on both parties staying roughly where they are, politically speaking.

Highlights of the News with Don Surber: Today includes a reference to a Don Ameche-Wilford Brimley movie.

Another week of crack journalism has passed and the examples simply become fodder for the Surber sarcasm machine. Enjoy!

ITEM 1: Science Alert reported, “Blocking a Single Immune Signal Made Old Mice Act Young Again.”

The story didn’t say if there was a cocoon involved.

Our country is being ‘ATTACKED’ from within: House Speaker Mike Johnson

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., discusses the influence of democratic socialists and pushes back on policy proposals from what he calls ‘radical far-left’ candidates while speaking at the GOP midterm convention.

Trump Floats $5,000 Payout Promise If GOP Wins Midterms

US President Donald Trump offered voters a quid pro quo: elect Republicans and get a $5,000 payout, which he called the “Trump dividend.” The proposal, announced during a speech on Wednesday at the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas, is unlikely to become law. Fellow Republicans have already rejected similar ideas and Congress would need to approve a cash payment program with a price tag well over $1 trillion. Bloomberg’s Balazs Penz breaks down the situation.

Shockingly Underreported News and Commentary for the Week of 30 August

This is the fifth post in the ongoing weekly feature that highlights news and commentary on important geopolitical, cultural, and economic issues that the Democrat-media complex buries because they expose the hypocrisies associated with the continuing Marxist-Democrat narrative. Everything is properly sourced and linked for follow-up reading, whether from legacy media, independent sources, or social media.

Here we go!