MS NOW's The 11th Hour on SnapStream For the political left, the new trend is running straight off the radical cliff. The Democratic Socialists of America have been gaining ground within the Democratic Party, with elected officials like NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani leading the pack. The DSA has been working to spread their influence across America, including in Wisconsin, where member Francesca Hong is running for governor. And the liberal media, eager to promote extremism, is behind the DSA, even if the established Democratic Party is not. On Thursday, MS NOW’s Ali Velshi welcomed Hong onto The 11th Hour to frame her radical platform as common-sense policies, and never pushed back on her word salad answers.“She supports universal child care and abolishing ICE,” Velshi commended in his introduction. “She's also generated enthusiasm by building a strong ground game and focusing on affordability issues. . . If Hong wins in November, it will be an historic moment. Wisconsin has never elected a female governor in its history, let alone an Asian American woman.”The media has never gotten over the left’s fixation on identity politics.  “Talk to me about how you campaign in a place like Wisconsin on your platform,” Velshi invited, referencing Wisconsin’s purple battleground state status.“Most folks want to be able to care for themselves,” Hong answered. “I think many people are starting to feel that a system, the economic system now, is deeply rigged against them.”Velshi never asked what Hong meant when she said the economy “is deeply rigged,” or her solutions to that supposed problem. He happily moved on to the next talking point, "You identify as a democratic socialist. I grew up in Canada where a lot of things that democratic socialists espouse here, many people in democracies around the world take for granted." There, Velshi exposed his socialist biases. Very few, if any, of Canada’s socialist policies have worked out well for their citizens. He also omitted that Hong refuses to say the Pledge of Allegiance.“However,” he continued, “in America, the term 'democratic socialist' has negative connotations for many Americans. Talk to me about how you address that.”Velshi didn’t suggest that democratic socialists were going in the wrong direction. Instead, he asked how Hong planned to lie to her potential voters and dupe them into believing socialism would work well in Wisconsin.“This is a state where sewer socialism was born,” Hong answered. “Social Security, kindergarten, environmentalism. We have deep progressive roots. And it's about time that we dig into these roots and build something even better.”Again, Velshi didn’t ask what “something even better” meant, or how to implement it. He moved on:It’s creating a discussion in the Democratic Party about whether this party is big enough for everybody. Talk to me about how you think about that. I, again, I would not characterize this as some sort of a democratic socialist takeover of the Democratic Party. . . But how do you characterize it? How do you think about it when the accusations come about the fact that the Democratic Party is being sort of taken over by this - this set of people who are generally further to the left of the mainstream?“I'm excited to be growing a Democratic coalition,” Hong said. “You know, especially when we are fighting an authoritarian regime.”No one in America is fighting an authoritarian regime, except for maybe those in New York or California. Velshi also eventually asked Hong about her previous wish to eliminate the police, but did not challenge the sincerity of her campaign conversion. With all these softball questions and phony answers, it’s clear where the liberal media stands. They want the Democratic Party, and the country as a whole, to plunge into the civilization-destroying pit of socialism and communism.The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read:MS NOW's The 11th Hour7/30/202611:32:50 p.m. EasternALI VELSHI: Hong's campaign has been compared to Zohran Mamdani's mayoral run in New York last year.  Like Mamdani, Hong is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. She supports universal child care and abolishing ICE. She's also generated enthusiasm by building a strong ground game and focusing on affordability issues.  Now, if she were to win the primary, she will likely face Tom Tiffany, the Republican congressman endorsed by President Trump.  If Hong wins in November, it will be an historic moment. Wisconsin has never elected a female governor in its history, let alone an Asian American woman.  Joining me now is Francesca Hong. She's a member of the Wisconsin state assembly and a Democratic candidate for Governor of Wisconsin. Welcome to the show. Thank you for being with us this evening.FRANCESCA HONG: Thanks for having me.VELSHI: Let's talk a bit about this. I'm a big fan of Wisconsin, but it is one thing to win as a democratic socialist in a place like New York City. Most of us from New York City think Wisconsin is a different ballgame. It's a battleground state. Big races are often won by very slim margins. Both of your senators, the Democrat Tammy Baldwin, the Republican Ron Johnson, each won by about one percent. In 2018, Tony Evers won his first term by one percent, he won his reelection by three percent. Even Donald Trump didn't win by a full percent when he defeated Kamala Harris. That was the narrowest result of the entire year.  So, talk to me about how you campaign in a place like Wisconsin on your platform.HONG: You campaign by going to communities in every corner of the state, rural, urban, suburban, and you go and listen to the voters and affirm the different struggles, how they're feeling, what they want for themselves, their families, and communities.  And most folks want to be able to care for themselves. They want to be able to afford to live in Wisconsin. And I think many people are starting to feel that a system, the economic system now, is deeply rigged against them, and they deserve an affordable Wisconsin that actually puts government as a force of good, and it puts working class people first.VELSHI: You identify as a democratic socialist.  I grew up in Canada where a lot of things that democratic socialists espouse here, many people in democracies around the world take for granted. Even if you're a conservative or liberal, you assume that people should have universal health care and people should have universal child care. And there should be handy - a good minimum wage.  However, in America, the term "democratic socialist" has negative connotations for many Americans. Talk to me about how you address that.HONG: Well, first of all, let's remember that here in Wisconsin, we have the only publicly owned NFL football team. We're very proud of our Green Bay Packers.  And this is a state where sewer socialism was born. Social security, kindergarten, environmentalism. We have deep progressive roots. And it's about time that we dig into these roots and build something even better.  And I think working class folks all across the state who have felt very much left behind, are ready for a new politics to reclaim working class power and make sure we have a government that actually puts working class people first.VELSHI: We've seen a number of democratic socialists win in primaries around this country, and then we've seen them win either in elections or in primaries like New York City, where it's very clear that the democratic socialists who won their primaries will be elected to Congress in November.  That said, it's creating a discussion in the Democratic Party about whether this party is big enough for everybody. Talk to me about how you think about that.  I, again, I would not characterize this as some sort of a democratic socialist takeover of the Democratic Party. There have been a handful of people who have won.  But how do you characterize it? How do you think about it when the accusations come about the fact that the Democratic Party is being sort of taken over by this - this set of people who are generally further to the left of the mainstream?HONG: I'm excited to be growing a Democratic coalition that we are actually actualizing the big tent party that we know that we can be, that we know we need to be. You know, especially when we are fighting an authoritarian regime, we need everyone to come together and make sure that we're fighting for an economy that puts working class people first, the workers and the work first, that we're taking on the ultra-wealthy, the mega corporations whose tax breaks are working class folks are paying for.  I think that when it comes to the party, it should be less about the brand and what we're able to deliver for Americans and how we're able to actually run on the issues. I think this is an opportunity for our campaign to really show that we deserve to be the bipartisan coalition, the diverse coalition that I know we can be.VELSHI: You've called for the abolishing of ICE. That's not a - that's not a particularly out-there position these days, given the way ICE is going. But in August of 2020, you put this post up. It was in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer. Jacob Blake was left paralyzed.  Your statement read in part, quote, "I support defunding the police as a first step toward abolishing the police."  Tom Tiffany, the likely GOP nominee, is already treating you as his general election opponent, and he's focusing on that statement. "I support defunding the police as a first step toward abolishing the police." Is that what you believe?HONG: There's not going to be a governor, except for the Hong administration that is going to be more serious about public safety that - to actually be serious about public safety, we better be tough on causes and not just tough on crime.  I think it's important to recognize that as governor, I cannot defund the police.  And - but I do want to make sure we're fully funding our public schools, that there's free childcare, great out-of-school programs for our kids to be able to go and thrive, that we're actually making sure we're getting justice for victims, and that we're getting guns out of our street and that incarcerated folks can live with a life of dignity. I won't defund the police.VELSHI: Francesca Hong, great conversation with you tonight. Thank you for being with us. We appreciate it. We hope to talk to you again soon.HONG: Looking forward to it. Please take care.

MS NOW/SnapStream On Thursday’s The Moment with fill-in host Jonathan Lemire, MS NOW justice and intelligence reporter Ken Dilanian downplayed the threat of left-wing extremism in a segment that fearmongered over changes to counterterrorism agencies. He called the shifted focus an “obsession with left-wing terrorism,” even with assassination attempts against conservative figures in recent years, including the three against President Trump.The segment was focused on an online MS NOW article by Dilanian titled, “Trump has been dismantling post-9/11 counterterrorism protections, Senate report says.”Dilanian detailed some of his report to Lemire, as he said, ”what the Trump Administration has done is dismantled that counterterrorism infrastructure that was built up right after 9/11 and then sort of honed and perfected over the last 25 years.” On Thursday’s The Moment, MS NOW Justice and Intelligence Reporter Ken Dilanian completely downplayed left-wing extremism and said counterterrorism agencies have shifted their focus to an “obsession with left-wing terrorism (...)." pic.twitter.com/hFfqgw4K6K— Nick (@nspin310) July 30, 2026 He complained about firings, especially from the DOJ’s National Security Division, which he made sure to mention included “worked on cases like the classified documents case.”But then Dilanain turned to whine about a newfound focus on left-wing extremism, and scoffed, “They've also sort of shifted the focus to this obsession with left-wing terrorism, when actually in recent years, far right extremists have been a serious threat.”It was not exactly an unfounded “obsession,” especially after the assassination of Charlie Kirk and three known assassination attempts against Trump, most notably in Butler during the 2024 campaign. Dilanian also has defended the FBI for initially ruling the 2017 congressional baseball shooting a suicide by cop scenario instead of an obvious example of left-wing violence.Dilanian seemed to have an obsession of his own over the shifted focus on the left-wing extremists, as the second paragraph of his written online story read, "The 37-page report also accuses the administration of skewing its focus on domestic terrorism almost exclusively to left-wing groups, ignoring significant threats from far-right and white supremacist extremists.“ MS NOW analyst Michael Fienberg agreed with Dilanain and went further to say “the threat from right-wing domestic terrorism is a much more salient one in this day and age than left-wing domestic terrorism” before he feared “come 2028, we might have a crisis on our hands.” pic.twitter.com/K7QpoKWT5E— Nick (@nspin310) July 30, 2026 After Dilanian was done, MS NOW national security and intelligence analyst Michael Feinberg agreed with Dilanian as he called the alleged changes to counterterrorism “fairly dangerous.”Feinberg then joined Dilanian's comments in minimization of left-wing terrorism: “And Ken's also right, the threat from right-wing domestic terrorism is a much more salient one in this day and age than left-wing domestic terrorism. And that's not a judgment on political ideologies in general. These things switch. There have been periods where it's the opposite”He arguably went further than Dilanian as he feared the possibility another January 6th riot due to the focus shift on left-wing extremists: “And what I fear is happening is that by refusing to admit that that might be a problem in the future, they're not being monitored or investigated now, which means they're going to have a good four years to regroup in a way that the January 6th investigations prevented.”Feinberg closed with an ultimate fearmonger, “And it's almost guaranteeing that, you know, come 2028, we might have a crisis on our hands.” The term “obsession” might be a better fit for Dilanian and Feinberg’s comments.The transcript is below. Click "expand":MS NOW’s The MomentJuly 30, 20262:2:12 PM Eastern(...)KEN DILANIAN: You know, we've been reporting on this as kind of a slow-rolling disaster, but what this report by the Homeland Security Democrats does is it puts it all together and says, look, what the Trump Administration has done is dismantled that counterterrorism infrastructure that was built up right after 9/11 and then sort of honed and perfected over the last 25 years. And there's a number of elements to this. The biggest thing is they've just downsized the FBI counterterrorism division and the Justice Department's National Security Division, and they've gotten rid of a lot of the most the foremost experts in terrorism, including people that worked on cases like the classified documents case, because that was a national security case, right? So, they've rid the government of fundamental expertise. They've also sort of shifted the focus to this obsession with left-wing terrorism, when actually in recent years, far-right extremists have been a serious threat. And Chris Wray, the former FBI director, used to talk about that all the time. They don't even pay attention to that. The far-right extremists are not even mentioned in their counterterrorism strategy. So, you have downsizing, shifting of priorities.(...)2:23:41 PM EasternJONATHAN LEMIRE: So, Michael, let's go to you now. What is your verdict? How - I mean, how much less safe? I mean, how dangerous is these cutbacks?MICHAEL FEINBERG: I think they're fairly dangerous because the threat landscape facing the United States from external enemies has not really changed. If anything, it's probably a little bit heightened because of the war we started with Iran. But at the same time, as Ken noted, we have been de-prioritizing counterterrorism investigations, maybe not overtly, but by moving resources and personnel away from them. And Ken's also right, the threat from right-wing domestic terrorism is a much more salient one in this day and age than left-wing domestic terrorism. And that's not a judgment on political ideologies in general. These things switch. There have been periods where it's the opposite. But January 6th and the subsequent pardons of everybody convicted for the actions there really emboldened the right-wing domestic terrorist sphere.And what I fear is happening is that by refusing to admit that that might be a problem in the future, they're not being monitored or investigated now, which means they're going to have a good four years to regroup in a way that the January 6th investigations prevented. And we know what happens when these people are upset with the results of elections. And it's almost guaranteeing that, you know, come 2028, we might have a crisis on our hands.(...)

Image Entertainment Tonight CBS’s popular summer reality/game show Big Brother is famous for the phrase, “expect the unexpected.” But season 28’s surprise didn’t come in the form of a shocking rule change or last-minute twist. Instead, it happened off-air during the show's 24/7-hour live feeds when contestant Kamuela "Kamu" Kirk, an MMA fighter, dared to proclaim he doesn’t want to dress in women’s clothing, leading some to call him “homophobic” and demand he be removed from the show. An “insider” claims CBS is “monitoring” him “closely.”The 32-year-old Phoenix man was chatting (off-camera) with fellow BB houseguest and former Survivor contestant Rick Devens (on-camera) about another male contestant, Drew Campbell, wearing unicorn-themed pajamas that belonged to a female player. It’s worth noting Jason De Puy, a two-time former contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race (as Selina EsTitties), is also on the current season, though the other players aren’t aware he was on the drag show. After Devens pointed out Campbell wearing female pajamas, Kirk said they tried to get him to wear them earlier. “Miss me with the drag stuff,” Kirk stated. “I’m still an MMA guy, and I have an image to uphold.” That was it. No slurs. No attacks on the actual drag queen in the house. No hate. Just a grown man saying what he personally prefers. Even though the video was titled, "Homophobic," several comments, including those from LGBTQ people, defended Kirk.Former Big Brother contestant, far-left gay activist, and brother of singer Ariana Grande Franke Grande, however, took to X to slam Kirk and demand he be removed from the show "IMMEDIATELY."  Um. What the fuck is this horseshit?! Get these homophobic bigots out of the fucking house IMMEDIATELY. Both of them. Ew this conversation makes me sick to my stomach. I’m disgusted. This better be the biggest thing ever when I wake up tomorrow or I’m flipping a table… fuck. Ew.… https://t.co/qnYNLIxXd9— Frankie James Grande (@FrankieJGrande) July 18, 2026 Grande apparently had a change of heart later… about Devens. He still had zero grace for Kirk. Ok. I concede there is not enough info in the clip to understand Deven’s motivations. Hopefully he was just taping into Kamu’s energy for game reasons. Regardless, men behaving in a repulsed or shocked way when a man dresses feminine or in women’s clothing is homophobic. Period.— Frankie James Grande (@FrankieJGrande) July 18, 2026 Imagined victimhood at its finest. In the real world, most straight men, and even many gay ones, have zero interest in donning sequins, heels, or unicorn pajamas. That’s preference, not prejudice. Drag is performance, not a mandatory loyalty test. Treating ordinary masculine boundaries as bigotry is actual intolerance on display. The “love wins” mob decided to dig into Kirk's social media to find proof he hates gay people. What they found was evidence he’s likely a conservative Christian which means he probably doesn’t agree with homosexuality but doesn’t necessarily hate or look down on anyone. Of course, to those determined to hate him, it was surefire proof he’s a hateful bigot.According to an insider who spoke to The U.S. Sun, CBS said they’re “not happy” about the social media activity or the live feed comments but are just “monitoring Kamu more closely” for now. In a poll in the article, 61.6% of readers voted Kirk should stay, 25.6% want him evicted, and 12.8% are undecided, proving the most outspoken are in the vocal minority.Interestingly, in episode 11, the houseguests were forced to wear tutus as part of a competition, which Grande raved about and others called “karma" for Kirk:  Obsessed with Big Brother for this!

After previously promising to “cooperate fully” at any Congressional hearing on his work as Biden Administration COVID czar, Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to answer all 111 questions by invoking the Fifth Amendment – and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) says he knows why.“I will enthusiastically vote to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt,” Sen. Cruz declared Friday in an appearance on the Ben Ferguson show, discussing next Wednesday’s House Homeland Security and Government Affairs vote to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions, even though he had immunity, thanks to a blanket pardon from former President Joe Biden.After Fauci refused to answer even a single question at the Senate hearing, flashback videos and reports of the COVID czar’s several 2022 comments quickly appeared in the news and on social media.“I am very happy to testify before any congressional oversight committee. I have nothing to hide. I can explain and validate everything that I’ve done,” Fauci said at the time, when the specter of being called before Congress first appeared. “I believe oversight is a very important part of government structure and I welcome it and it can be productive,” Fauci said in one of several interviews raising the issue.But, at that time, Fauci was fearless, because he knew Biden’s Justice Department would never prosecute him, Sen. Cruz said in his interview.Any contempt finding is not self-executing, so the Justice Department has to agree to prosecute it, Cruz explained:“That’s why Fauci was not worried at all about testifying before Congress as long as Biden Justice Department was there, because they will never hold him to account for anything. “He felt completely protected and immunized and safe.” I will enthusiastically vote to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt.@benfergusonshow and I break down Fauci invoking the Fifth and what’s next on latest episode of Verdict. pic.twitter.com/fGetFhwtAi— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 31, 2026

Screenshot via CBS/Snapstream After ignoring it on Thursday night, ABC and NBC finally covered on Friday morning the near-apocalyptic scenes out of the Spanish territory of Ceuta as tens of thousands of almost all young men from Africa (and who knows where else) sprint across and emerge from the sea, causing mass destruction in the downtown area.CBS, meanwhile, covered it both times, but Friday’s CBS Mornings expressed sympathy for the unvetted “migrants” and suggested they simply want a better life.It was after a report from Spain that featured co-host Vladimir Duthiers interjected to weigh in with some of his own thoughts.After acknowledging the Spanish Prime Minister has “[said] that they’re speeding up repatriation of the migrants who have entered Cueta, irregularly since yesterday,” he insisted “a country has the right and the obligation to control its borders,” but there has to be more consideration than border enforcement when such masses stream across claiming they’re in need. WATCH: 'CBS Mornings' co-hosts argue the thousands flooding into Spainish territory from Morocco are likely just wanting a better life and desperate for change....VLADIMIR DUTHIERS: So, we just got a statement from the Prime Minister of Spain, who says that they’re speeding up… pic.twitter.com/2BFLJdxVdD— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 31, 2026 “[B]ut when you watch thousands of people like you’re watching here on your screens willing to risk their death, willing to risk drowning just for the chance of a better life, it’s also worth asking, ‘What are they running for,’” Duthiers declared to the approval of co-host Nate Burleson and fill-in Natalie Morales.Morales backed Duthiers up: “And this is part of Spain – Cueta – this is like a 10-mile swim as well. So, you imagine the degree of danger involved. Look at these little kids on floaters out there. It’s horrific.”Duthiers implored viewers to take the positive humanitarian view, but ignored how they all seemed to only be of a certain age and demographic: “You have to think to yourself, no one wakes up and says, ‘Today I want to risk my life swimming to another country.’ People only do that when they feel the alternative is worse.”“Absolutely, in desperation,” Morales replied, to which Burleson added, “well said.”Reminder: Oliver Darcy, Jeremy Barr, and the rest of the liberal media reporting class want you to think CBS News is MAGA TV.Prior to this back-and-forth, Morales’s set-up was the only predictably pro-“migrants” framing as international reporter Aidian Stretch’s field report from mainland Spain was surprisingly straightforward.Stretch even stated the obvious that “[c]rossing the border does not mean free movement across Europe” and that Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni promised swift action (which she did by cutting Spain off from the rest of the European Union’s Schengen travel agreement) (click “expand”):MORALES: Well, the world’s latest immigration crisis is a long way from the U.S. Happening right now in North Africa, thousands of migrants hoping to get to Europe have swarmed over the border between Morocco and two tiny Spanish territories in just the past two days. At least 24 people have died, some of them swimming to get there. Aidan Stretch is at their intended destination, the southern coast of Spain.STRETCH: Good morning. Spain’s government has deployed its army as migrants have overwhelmed its border with Morocco in northern Africa. Over the last 48 hours, thousands of people, most of them Moroccans have made the dangerous swim around sea walls and climbed fences separating Morocco from the Spanish territories of Ceuta and Melilla. The two enclaves sit on Morocco’s northern coast, but are Spanish territory, making them the European Union’s only land borders with Africa. Local officials have blamed the surge on a recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling, which makes it harder to turn away migrants arriving from Morocco by sea. Crossing the border does not mean free movement across Europe. To get across the channels where we are now in mainland Spain, migrants would have to pass additional border controls. Still, the crossings have drawn scrutiny from conservative leaders across Europe, including Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, who said she is prepared to take extraordinary measures to defend Italy’s borders and its citizens. This is not the first time that Spain has faced a crisis like this. In 2021, Moroccan authorities relaxed border enforcement following a diplomatic dispute with Spain, allowing 6,000 migrants to cross into Souta in a single day. Over at Disney-owned ABC’s Good Morning America, co-host and former Clinton official George Stephanopoulos was shellshocked reading a tease: “Shocking images. Chaos as thousands of people are seen swimming around border fences to claim asylum in Europe. Spain deploying its military. Why this is happening.”Yes, George. Those images do look bad! One has to wonder where this kind of shock was during the Biden border crisis.Cuing up a report from chief international correspondent James Longman, co-host Rebecca Jarvis called it “breaking news overnight” in the form of “[c]haos overseas as thousands of migrants surge into a Spanish enclave in north Africa” as “many” swam there, some losing their lives in the attempt.”Longman declared from London the “images are shocking” as they showed “[a]lmost 50,000…rush[ing] the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.”He also stated the obvious that “the situation is still not fully under control” at “the northern tip of Africa and the only land border with Europe.” Over on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America,’ they spent a minute and 13 seconds about the “[c]haos overseas as thousands of migrants surge into a Spanish enclave in north Africa” and “the situation is still not fully under control” as they “are doing this to claim asylum.”ABC wouldn’t… pic.twitter.com/fFn1LFRO25— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 31, 2026 Thus, he said, “these people are doing this to claim asylum and you can see thousands of people swimming around border fences or using boats, a number of them we know have drowned.”Notice how these elitist journalists always take these “migrants” at their word they want “asylum,” and thus possess only the purest of intentions.Longman at least pointed out the reason for this mob was likely due to a recent ruling by Spain’s highest court that, in his description, “those who reached the area by sea cannot be immediately returned without due process.”He concluded by explaining Morocco has sought to cause trouble on this Spanish territory and even refused to recognize it, leaving the implication the Africa nation seeks to cause trouble.NBC’s Today barely noticed it. Co-host Craig Melvin delivered a 28-second news brief in the second hour, passing along this “crisis” as a thing that’s happening with eye-popping video: Meanwhile, NBC’s Today barely noticed it.Co-host Craig Melvin delivered a 28-second news brief in the second hour, passing along this “crisis” as a thing that’s happening with eye-popping video:“Got some breaking news overseas right now. At least 34 migrants have died trying… pic.twitter.com/iDqAtGB6LP— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 31, 2026 Got some breaking news overseas right now. At least 34 migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish territory of Ceuta after tens of thousands breached the border in Morocco. The crisis boiling over for a second day with security forces clashing with migrants in the Moroccan side of that border. Estimates show some 60,000 people have crossed so far. The Spanish military has been called in to help.To see the relevant transcripts from July 31, click here (for ABC), here (for CBS), and here (for NBC).