A two-term Democrat who has spent years trying to prove his left-wing credentials is suddenly fighting for his political life in Detroit. Rep. Shri Thanedar is on the ballot Tuesday against Michigan state Rep. Donavan McKinney in the Democratic primary for Michigan’s deep-blue 13th Congressional District. On paper, Thanedar should have every advantage an incumbent could want: millions in campaign cash, a seat he won comfortably in 2024, and the backing of top House Democrats. But the final numbers tell a much more dangerous story. PredictionEdge lists the only public poll of the race, a Data for Progress survey conducted July 9 through July 15 among 324 likely voters. Thanedar led McKinney 46% to 42%, with 12% undecided and a margin of error of plus or minus 5 points. In other words, Thanedar’s lead was smaller than the poll’s margin of error. The undecided vote was also three times larger than the gap separating the candidates, leaving more than enough room for a late break in either direction. The same page showed a dramatic split between the polling and the money markets. Thanedar remained narrowly ahead in the survey, while Kalshi traders gave McKinney an 83% chance of becoming the nominee. Thanedar’s contract sat at just 19%. Prediction markets do not count ballots. They measure where traders are willing to put money, and the signal heading into Tuesday was unmistakable: the people betting on the outcome believed the challenger had seized the momentum. McKinney made his closing argument bluntly on Election Day: Listen to @AbdulElSayed on Shri: he never shows up. Today is Election Day — get out and vote. Find your polling place: https://t.co/1rjxnoT7BJ pic.twitter.com/TtVOkHF7cF — Donavan McKinney (@DonavanMI13) August 4, 2026 The Associated Press described Thanedar’s contest as a tough primary challenge in a district anchored by Detroit. Thanedar first won the seat in 2022, an election that left Detroit without Black representation in Congress for the first time since the early 1950s. That history hangs over the race. McKinney is Black, represents Detroit in the state House, and is arguing that the overwhelmingly Democratic district needs a representative more closely connected to its working-class neighborhoods. AP also placed the contest inside a much larger fight consuming the Democratic Party. Michigan voters are choosing between establishment-backed incumbents and an energized progressive movement that has already toppled veteran Democrats elsewhere in 2026. Because the 13th District is one of the safest Democratic seats in the country, the primary is the decisive battle. The winner Tuesday will head toward November with an enormous structural advantage, turning this into a referendum on Thanedar’s record rather than a routine nomination contest. Axios reported that McKinney’s challenge has been the toughest of Thanedar’s congressional career. His coalition includes Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Justice Democrats, the Democratic Socialists of America, and several members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Thanedar has the backing of House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, and caucus chair Pete Aguilar. That split tells the story: national party leadership lined up behind the incumbent, while the activist left and a growing group of Black lawmakers broke ranks for the challenger. McKinney’s supporters argue that Detroit needs a more aggressive working-class voice. Thanedar has answered that he represents what Axios called the Blackest city in America and is proud of his record, while saying he did not place a heavy emphasis on collecting endorsements until late in the campaign. The spectacle is almost absurd: the socialist-backed challenger is arguing that Thanedar is not sufficiently committed to the left. Thanedar’s own congressional office provides the clearest record of how far he has gone. He introduced seven articles of impeachment against President Trump in April 2025, then tried to force a House vote on the resolution weeks later. In January 2026, Thanedar introduced the Abolish ICE Act, legislation designed to dismantle Immigration and Customs Enforcement and end its current enforcement authority. His office followed that with demands for testimony from federal immigration officials and support for impeaching the homeland security secretary. Thanedar did not stop there. His office also announced articles of impeachment against Attorney General Pam Bondi, articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and an April 2026 demand that President Trump’s Cabinet invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him from office. No one could mistake Thanedar for a centrist who refused the progressive agenda. He tried to impeach multiple members of the Trump administration, abolish ICE, and remove the president, yet still found himself vulnerable to an opponent running further left. Thanedar has not gone quietly. His campaign’s closing attacks accuse McKinney of serving wealthy donors while abandoning affordable housing, gun-violence prevention, and children’s health: Donavan McKinney chose campaign contributions over affordable housing, gun-violence prevention, and children’s health. We cannot trust him in Congress. Vote NO on Donavan McKinney. pic.twitter.com/R0X7bUMyQz — Shri Thanedar (@ShriThanedar) August 3, 2026 Money was supposed to be Thanedar’s firewall. Punchbowl News reported that he entered the final stretch with about $4.7 million in cash on hand, while McKinney had roughly $264,000. Thanedar also outraised McKinney during the reporting period, $515,000 to $258,000. Those numbers make the market forecast even more stunning. The incumbent had nearly eighteen times as much cash available, the institutional benefits of a congressional office, and public support from the top of the House Democratic caucus. But Thanedar also loaned his campaign $800,000 and reported hundreds of thousands of dollars in investment losses involving campaign funds. McKinney, meanwhile, built an endorsement network capable of generating volunteers, door-knockers, and enthusiasm that cannot be measured by cash on hand alone. Michigan officials will publish the vote totals after polls close Tuesday night. If Thanedar survives, he will have done it with money, incumbency, and party leadership behind him. If he loses, Democrats will have sent another unmistakable message: even impeaching President Trump and trying to abolish ICE may no longer be enough for the party’s ascendant socialist wing. This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. The post Democrat Congressman Faces An Election-Night Nightmare In Detroit appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

It’s a rare, although not unprecedented, occasion for a nation to take the steps necessary to officially change its name. But one of the smallest countries on the planet did just that recently, unveiling a variation of its prior spelling and pronunciation as its new moniker. As The Hill reported: The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language. The country’s international code will change from NRU to NRO and its people will be known as dei-Naoero instead of Nauruan. Commonly known abroad by the pronunciation of Now-roo, the new name is spoken as Now-ero.  The move would return the remote South Pacific island nation to its traditional name, a statement posted Thursday to the government’s Facebook account said. The country became known internationally as Nauru only because its local name was difficult for foreigners to pronounce and was a matter of convenience rather than one of choice, according to an earlier government statement. “This proposed change seeks to more faithfully honor our nation’s heritage, our language, and our identity,” President David Adeang said when he proposed the move to Parliament in January. The suggested constitutional amendment has been endorsed by lawmakers in the requisite two rounds of voting, though it wasn’t immediately clear if the document had been formally amended. News of the name change soon sparked some social media discussion: Delighted to welcome Nauru as the latest country to announce its new embassy will be in Jerusalem, the eternal capital of Israel. Nauru is the tenth country to locate its embassy in Jerusalem, starting with the courageous decision by @POTUS @realDonaldTrump to move @usembassyjlm… — Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@USAmbIsrael) August 4, 2026 Ok. So Nauru. Got it. — Gold Americana (@goldamericana) August 3, 2026 The world’s third-smallest country, the Pacific island of Nauru, has changed its name in a return to its roots. The country’s president says the new name — the Republic of Naoero — stays truer to its national language than "Nauru," which was considered easier for foreigners to… pic.twitter.com/E3xIs5tPWk — PBS News (@NewsHour) August 3, 2026 As People added: “Naoero is not a new name seeking acceptance by the people,” a July 29 Facebook post from Naoero’s government read. “It is already the identity of the people, is on the national coat of arms, and spoken in the community; and importantly is allowed by the Constitution.” The change reinstates the country’s traditional name. The nation only became known as Nauru because it was difficult for foreigners to pronounce. “Pleasant Island” also became shorthand for some travelers. Here’s some additional context on the island nation: What are your thoughts? TAP HERE TO ADD YOUR VOTE This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. The post This Nation Just Officially Changed Its Name appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said Apple briefly removed the instant messaging app from its store because a “user had planted illegal porn in a public chat.” “Telegram was restored within hours. But I want to explain what happened — to warn other app developers and help protect online communities from similar attacks. Because Telegram quickly removes illegal content from public groups using all kinds of moderation tools, the attacker had to resort to a technical trick. He inserted AI-modified illegal content by editing an old message in an active group chat. As a result the content was effectively hidden from the group’s members, preventing them from seeing/reporting it,” Durov explained. “The attacker was a takedown extortionist: someone who demands ransom from group owners in exchange for not targeting their communities. These extortionists use automated accounts to plant illegal content in public groups and then report it directly to Apple, attempting to trigger the removal of legitimate communities whose owners refused to pay them. From a practical standpoint, illegal pornographic content in Telegram’s public groups is not a systemic problem. Our moderation is effective. The fact that attackers must resort to backdated, effectively invisible content and other technical tricks proves this,” he continued. Durov offered two important lessons for app developers and online communities: “Extortionists have found a way to manipulate Apple into overreacting. Apple removed Telegram from the App Store before contacting us. This creates a potential systemic risk for every mobile app that hosts user-generated content. If an app used by more than a billion people can be removed from the App Store without prior warning, any app can be.” “The tactics used by takedown extortionists are evolving, putting communities across social platforms at risk. Telegram has extensive experience identifying the tricks used by coordinated reporting gangs and protecting legitimate communities (even when doing so risks our own app being temporarily removed from the App Store). Other platforms may not be equally prepared.” Last night Apple briefly removed Telegram from the AppStore because a user had planted illegal porn in a public chat. Telegram was restored within hours. But I want to explain what happened — to warn other app developers and help protect online communities from similar attacks.… — Pavel Durov (@durov) August 4, 2026 Reuters has more: The incident follows a similar suspension ‌in 2018, when Apple temporarily pulled Telegram for material the app’s founder Pavel Durov called “inappropriate content” at the time, only to be restored after Telegram beefed up safeguards. An Apple spokesperson confirmed the recent brief removal, saying ​its review found content that violated guidelines prohibiting child sexual abuse material. “The app was ​subsequently restored after the developer promptly removed the content and banned the user ⁠who posted it,” the spokesperson added. The app was removed and restored on the same day, ​after Telegram took action. Telegram, which has more than a billion monthly active users, says it has ​a zero-tolerance policy for material on child sexual abuse, blocking nearly 338,000 groups and channels over such items this year. “I’m sure this stance will be applied equally to all other apps in the store, in the future, ​right? Apple,” Telegram posted on X in response to a user who shared the Apple ​statement. “reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated ,” Telegram’s official X account posted. reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated — Telegram Messenger (@telegram) August 4, 2026 “silence, mortals. the founder has spoken,” it posted after Durov’s statement. silence, mortals the founder has spoken https://t.co/bbTDvVWWzJ pic.twitter.com/oOR3xtbaD3 — Telegram Messenger (@telegram) August 4, 2026 Forbes shared further: Even though the app was restored after a short ban, the billionaire co-founder and CEO of the gaming company Epic Games called out Apple’s handling of the matter. Sweeney, who brought a high-profile antitrust case against Apple and has been a prominent critic of its 30% App Store fee, wrote: “Apple’s App Store desperately needs competition worldwide. Apple capriciously removes a vital communication and privacy tool from availability to a billion users, and sadly this is business as usual.” He added: “Apple has stated they removed the app from availability to a billion users because a Telegram user posted something horrible and illegal…Such arbitrary policy enforcement, by a monopoly gatekeeper, creates a perfect storm of fear and acquiescence by developers who are victims of Apple’s monopoly.” The post Telegram CEO Issues Statement After Apple Briefly Removed App From Store appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

A Democratic congressional candidate in Hawaii is back in police custody after a confrontation at a Maui beach exploded into violence. And this time, the whole thing was caught on camera. Kirill Basin, 40, was arrested Saturday following an incident at Keawakapu Beach in South Kihei. Police charged him with two counts of first-degree terroristic threatening and set bail at $1 million. The trouble reportedly began with a simple request: turn down the music. According to Honolulu Civil Beat, a 61-year-old man asked Basin to lower the volume of music he was playing at the beach. Police say Basin responded by implying that he had a gun and threatening to shoot the man’s wife. The dispute then drew in another beachgoer who tried to intervene. That intervention led to a physical altercation. Investigators allege Basin armed himself with a knife and threatened multiple people as the encounter continued on the grass near the beach. Police say Basin eventually threw the knife into the ocean. A bystander recovered it from the water and turned it over to officers, giving investigators physical evidence tied to the alleged threats—including the recovered knife now at the center of the police case. Basin was arrested on two counts of first-degree terroristic threatening. His bail was set at $1 million, an extraordinary ending to a confrontation police say began with nothing more than a request to lower the music. The viral footage does not show every moment described by police. What it does show is an increasingly heated confrontation, followed by a physical clash that ends with Basin on the ground. Watch:   Basin is not a random man whose name appeared only after the arrest. He is running in the Democratic primary for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District, challenging incumbent Rep. Jill Tokuda. Hawaii’s primary is scheduled for Saturday, August 8. His name appears among the filed candidates for the race, and local election coverage has treated him as a longshot contender. Tokuda issued a blunt response after the beach arrest. In a statement reported by the outlet, she said violence has no place in public life and argued that people seeking office should be held to a higher standard. Basin’s attorneys told the outlet that the matter remained under review by the Maui Prosecutor’s Office and declined further comment. Those are serious allegations, and Basin is entitled to the presumption of innocence. But the latest arrest is even more alarming when viewed against what police say has happened over the past several months. On May 29, Maui police arrested Basin after a separate incident at a county building in Wailuku. An official Maui Police Department release said Basin allegedly entered the building while brandishing a firearm and got into a verbal altercation with county employees. The alleged encounter took place at approximately 9:30 a.m., but Central Dispatch did not receive the report until 10:57. Officers arrived within about five minutes and put part of the building under lockdown while they searched for Basin. After police verified the information, they issued an all-points bulletin. Officers located Basin in Kihei around 12:30 p.m. and took him into custody without incident on suspicion of first-degree terroristic threatening. The department also disclosed that officers had escorted Basin out of a South Maui town hall two days earlier after a confrontation involving Maui County Council member Tom Cook and members of Cook’s staff. Police said additional charges from the county-building episode were still under review when the release was issued. Video and reaction to that earlier arrest spread widely online at the time: UPDATE: Police have just arrested DEMOCRAT Congressional candidate Kirill Basin in Hawaii for pulling a FIREARM on officials after storming a government building He’s been charged with terrorist threatening in the first degree. Democrats are filled with utter psychos! pic.twitter.com/zrRY3wdSOk — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 1, 2026 Later reporting added more disturbing context. Civil Beat reported that police found an unloaded pellet gun and a pistol magazine after Basin’s May arrest. The outlet said he was subsequently charged with two felony counts of terroristic threatening in that case. The same report said Basin was also facing felony assault charges tied to an incident at Maui Memorial Medical Center less than two weeks later. Court proceedings in both matters were already moving forward before the beach confrontation. Seven people had also sought protective orders against Basin, according to the outlet. Those filings reportedly included Cook and his executive assistant, Jared Agtunong, who said they feared for their safety following Basin’s behavior around the town hall. Police also told local media that Basin had been arrested in other incidents involving alleged assault and property damage since May. Together, the cases describe a rapid series of confrontations rather than one isolated episode. That history changes how the beach footage lands. The footage shows another confrontation involving a candidate who was already facing multiple serious allegations and multiple court proceedings just days before voters went to the polls. Basin’s campaign presents him as an attorney, former public defender, small-business owner and father seeking to represent Hawaii’s sprawling 2nd District. The official campaign pitch focuses on housing, economic opportunity, climate resilience, government accountability and public safety. But voters are now being asked to process a very different public record. Days before the primary, one of the candidates on their ballot is being held on $1 million bail after police say a dispute over loud music escalated into threats involving a gun and a knife. There is a criminal process ahead, and the exact facts will have to be tested in court. Politically, however, the damage is already impossible to ignore. A congressional campaign can survive a bad interview, a weak fundraising report or an embarrassing debate. It is far harder to survive video of a beach confrontation when police say the man at the center of it was already facing felony allegations from another armed encounter. This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. The post WATCH: Hawaii Democrat Congressional Candidate’s Beach Confrontation Takes a Brutal Turn appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.