Italian restaurant owner REFUSES to serve National Guard members — and doubles down after online backlash



The owner of an Italian restaurant refused to serve National Guard members because he said they were making his city less safe.

Miles Tamboli says he has gotten harassment and threats after telling four uniformed members of the Memphis Safe Task Force to leave his restaurant, Tamboli's Pasta & Pizza.

'None of that makes us safer. It makes us less safe, and it does the most damage to the people who were already struggling.'

The backlash against Tamboli's got a significant boost when the popular Libs of TikTok account posted about the owner's political statement and called on followers to make their voices heard.

"Tamboli's Pasta & Pizza REFUSED to serve four members of the Tennessee National Guard. This is the owner, Miles Tamboli. Would be a shame if everyone in the area knew they kicked out US servicemembers!" Libs of TikTok wrote Wednesday.

That post garnered more than 2.9 million views on its own.

WMC-TV reported that state and federal law allows a business to refuse service to people based on their occupations.

"On Saturday night we declined to serve four uniformed members of the Memphis Safe Task Force, and I stand behind that decision completely," Tamboli wrote in a statement to WMC. "I love this country and I love this city, and that is exactly why I made this call. I want Memphis to be safe."

He went on to claim that crime had fallen in the city before the task force had arrived.

"Families in this city are now afraid to drive to work, afraid to take their kids to school, afraid to be seen," he continued. "Our own schools reported that fear drove children to stop showing up to class. And this month a 20-year-old Memphian named Tyrin Johnson was shot and killed by National Guard troops during a foot chase, with no body camera footage and no answers for his family. None of that makes us safer. It makes us less safe, and it does the most damage to the people who were already struggling."

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He also claimed that "dozens" of other businesses pledged to oppose the National Guard operation.

One of those businesses, named Da Sammich Spot on Park Avenue, made national headlines when it refused to serve the troops in January.

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AOC is getting brutally ridiculed over historically ignorant claim about Jim Crow laws



Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York is getting obliterated for appearing to claim that the U.S. Senate was founded on racist Jim Crow laws.

The congresswoman was asked about the radical platform from the Democratic Socialists of America calling for the dissolution of the U.S. Senate as it was formulated by the founders. She did not back the policy but instead criticized the Senate.

'The level of historical ignorance here is genuinely impressive.'

"We've all got our complaints. I don't support the filibuster," Ocasio-Cortez said outside of Congress. "I don't support the elements of this institution that we know ... were founded on, you know, Jim Crow."

The Jim Crow laws were established after the end of Reconstruction in order to perpetuate the oppression of former slaves, but that was more than a hundred years after the founding of the Senate.

Ocasio-Cortez was excoriated by many pointing out the Senate could not chronologically have been founded in racist laws implemented in the late 19th century.

"This is what happens when you don't teach basic U.S. history," Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas replied.

"To the far left, 'Jim Crow' means 'anything I don't like.' Even if it's the U.S. Senate, which was created by the Constitution. And long predated Jim Crow," Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah responded.

"She's off by an entire century and a completely different era of American history," entrepreneur Tony Seruga responded. "What makes this particularly revealing isn't just the factual error — it's the pattern. She operates from a mental model where every American institution must be retroactively explained through the lens of racial oppression, so she just confidently asserts it as fact without even a cursory fact-check."

"The level of historical ignorance here is genuinely impressive," replied Raven Harrison, a Republican congressional candidate from Florida.

Video of the comments from Ocasio-Cortez was posted to social media and widely circulated.

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Others defended Ocasio-Cortez by explaining that she was referring to the filibuster and not the Senate when criticizing features from the Jim Crow era, though the term "filibustering" first appeared in congressional debates as early as 1853, decades before Jim Crow began.

The DSA was once considered a fringe group, but it has gained prominence after a string of victories for their candidates against establishment Democrats in numerous primary elections. Some Democrats are pushing back against the extremist policies of the DSA.

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Lindsey Graham’s sister enters Senate race following Trump endorsement



Less than a week after joining the Senate to fill her brother’s seat, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham has decided she will run for a full term.

“I’ve made a decision,” Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) told Fox’s Sean Hannity in an interview posted to X on Monday. “I’m in.”

'I feel like I can do it.'

Graham said she reached the decision after spending time in prayer and consulting with her family.

“I have been praying a lot, talking to my family. But with the love of my family, with the support of his staff, I know I’m a hard worker. I learned that from Lindsey. He cared about the people of this state. I’ve worked for almost 30 years for the people of this state. I feel like I can do it,” she expressed.

President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Graham on Friday, urging her to enter the race.

“I asked Darline, for the Good of our Nation, to run for the U.S. Senate in the Special Republican Primary on Tuesday, August 11, 2026," Trump wrote.

“Darline, who comes from an absolutely incredible family, has been a WINNER all of her life and, should she accept, has my Complete and Total Endorsement in the Special Election for U.S. Senate in South Carolina,” he added.

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Graham was sworn into the Senate Tuesday, a day after she was appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) to serve out the remainder of her brother’s term, which concludes in January.

Trump also weighed in on that decision, posting on Truth Social, "I recommended, to Governor Henry McMaster, Lindsey Graham’s wonderful sister, Darline, to serve as interim Senator from the Great State of South Carolina. This would be a fabulous tribute to Lindsey, who loved her dearly!"

Lindsey Graham died on July 11 at age 71 of an aortic dissection, according to a preliminary finding from the medical examiner, after what the late senator's office initially described as a "brief and sudden illness."

The filing deadline for the special election is July 28, with several Republican candidates having already declared their candidacies, including Reps. Russell Fry and Ralph Norman, as well as businessman Mark Lynch.

The Republican nominee will go on to face Democrat Annie Andrews in the November general election.

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The bipartisan farm bill that also grows amnesty



A new House bill will grant amnesty to illegal aliens — if they've picked enough fruit.

H.R. 9535, the "Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act," was introduced at the end of last month by Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.), chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture. It has roughly 50 bipartisan co-sponsors and does two things under one name.

'The sad fact is that American citizens just don't want to do this type of work.'

On paper, the bill rewrites existing qualifications for the H-2A program, the legal channel for foreign farm workers. These changes include opening the program to year-round operations and streamlining the application process within the bureaucracy.

The proposal also drops the "seasonal" requirement, replacing it with an apparently indefinite number of contracts under 350 days. Thompson calls the 350-day cap a worker perk, a built-in "two-week vacation."

But buried in the same bill is a waiver that seems to effectively grant amnesty to immigrants illegally present in the U.S. as of May 31, 2026, who can show they worked farm labor 5.75 hours a day, 180 days a year, for two years.

In a mid-July AgriTalk interview, Thompson said, "This is not a pathway to citizenship. This is really a solution to address a tremendous problem in terms of illegal workers that are here in our country." His fix: They “stay in agriculture” and “after three years,” go home and reapply for H-2A status.

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"The sad fact is that American citizens just don't want to do this type of work. It pays well, but it's hard work," Thompson said.

His evidence: In 2025, producers advertised roughly 400,000 positions and drew 182 domestic applicants, drawing from an American Farm Bureau Federation analysis of H-2A data from the Department of Labor.

Proof of eligibility is an employer-written letter, on request. No pay stubs, tax records, or independent verification are specified in the bill. The record also can't be used to prosecute the employer for the underlying unauthorized hiring, and the employer is shielded from liability for producing it unless it's later proven fraudulent, with no audit process specified.

The same self-attestation model powered the 1986 "Special Agricultural Worker" amnesty, which required just 90 days of farm work. An estimated 400,000 workers were eligible; it drew nearly 1.3 million applications, with 750,000 of the 1.1 million eventually legalized workers likely never having done the qualifying work.

New York Times reporter Roberto Suro called it "one of the most extensive immigration frauds ever perpetrated against the United States Government" in a 1989 investigation.

Once someone qualifies under the proposed H-2A reforms, employers would be required to provide Department of Labor-inspected housing with wage deductions capped by a HUD-linked formula. The only built-in oversight would review housing, but not fraud.

The bill now sits in the House Judiciary Committee, where Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will decide its fate.

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Graham Platner is out. Troy Jackson is in. The politics haven’t changed.



One candidate has emerged as the apparent victor in Maine’s scramble to replace former Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner — but unfortunately, his politics don’t appear to be any less radical than those of his predecessor.

Platner officially withdrew from the contentious Senate race on July 10 after a former girlfriend accused the self-described oyster farmer of sexual assault, causing his financial and political backing to quickly dissipate.

'It’s become very clear to me that abortion is health care, and I believe in health care for everyone.'

Maine counties held nomination meetings over the weekend to select delegates for the Democratic Party’s upcoming convention, where former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson pulled through as the frontrunner to replace Platner, winning more than three-quarters of the total delegates’ votes.

Jackson, who spent two decades in the state legislature, has cultivated a reputation as a staunch progressive in Maine politics. His Senate campaign website highlights policies including Medicare for all, tax increases on billionaires, abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, codifying a federal right to abortion, and cutting U.S. funding for Israel’s “genocide” — positions that closely resemble the platform on which Platner won the primary.

Despite voting against a 2009 bill legalizing same-sex marriage, Jackson has since changed his views on the issue, calling his vote “something I regretted from the start.” In 2024, Jackson’s voting record received a 100% from Equality Maine, a gay rights advocacy group.

Jackson also opposed abortion rights earlier in his career, earning a perfect score from the Maine Right to Life Committee in 2010. Yet by 2023, he had sponsored a bill allowing late-term abortions under certain circumstances.

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Troy Jackson stands with supporters during a July 14 demonstration outside a federal immigration office in Scarborough, Maine, following the fatal shooting of a man by ICE agents. Ryan Murphy/Getty Images

“It’s become very clear to me that abortion is health care, and I believe in health care for everyone,” Jackson told the New York Times.

Jackson’s background, including his experience as a logger and purportedly as a union organizer, has also made him appealing to the progressive left.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) threw his support behind Jackson even before Platner officially dropped out.

“[Troy Jackson] is someone who has spent his life standing up for these progressive values,” Khanna wrote. “The movement is about standing for Medicare for All, opposing foreign wars, and getting money out of politics.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) organization, Our Revolution, followed suit, praising Jackson’s “commitment to workers, lower prices, and affordable housing,” which “best reflects the platform that won the primary.”

Earlier this year, Jackson unsuccessfully ran for governor of Maine, finishing third in the Democratic primary’s ranked-choice voting. Despite his defeat, he managed to secure the endorsement of the Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, the organization behind a plethora of other far-left candidates around the country — many of whom have been successful in their bids for elected office.

“Maine DSA proudly endorses Troy Jackson for governor!” the organization posted, adding, “The Maine working class will wield its collective power, and Maine DSA will have a seat at the table.”

Jackson also frequently appeared alongside Platner on the campaign trail during their respective primary campaigns. The two shared a stage at a “Fighting Oligarchy” event with Sanders over Memorial Day weekend, signaling the close political alignment between the two candidates even before Jackson emerged as Platner’s likely successor.

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Troy Jackson, Bernie Sanders, and Graham Platner during a Fighting Oligarchy event in Portland, Maine, on May 25.. Sophie Park/Bloomberg/Getty Images

In the aftermath of the sexual assault allegation, Jackson called on Platner to drop out of the race, doubting his ability to defeat incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

“He's just not going to win, and he's going to leave us with another six years of income tax cuts for billionaires and no health insurance," Jackson said.

Jackson’s nomination is expected to be finalized at the July 25 convention, where he will face Collins in a race that could help determine control of the Senate.

“In November, Mainers will defeat Susan Collins, and we will take back our Senate seat from the billionaires and corporations who think they own it,” Jackson wrote in a post on Sunday evening.

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VIDEO: Anti-ICE agitator tosses incendiary liquid and sets it ablaze at federal building, DHS claims



Surveillance video captures the moment a man apparently sparked a large fire in front of a federal building in New York City on Monday.

The man attempted to flee on foot but was captured and arrested, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The department described him as a protester opposed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Photographs from the location also showed a cart with a sign reading, 'ICE OFF OUR STREETS.'

A federal employee and a civilian were injured during the fracas, but the injuries were described as minor.

"This morning an individual deployed an incendiary device outside of 26 Federal Plaza in New York. The individual is in custody," wrote FBI Director Kash Patel on social media Monday. "FBI [Joint Terrorism Task Force] is investigating the incident."

The man set off fireworks, spilled what appeared to be gasoline in front of the building, and lit it on fire, according to the DHS.

"An FPS Protective Security Officer swiftly tackled and detained the agitator, sustaining minor injuries during the incident," said the DHS statement. "Officers quickly recovered the individual’s bag, which contained what appeared to be two pellet guns and a manifesto. EMS, FBI, and the NYPD are on the scene."

Two law enforcement sources told Fox News that the suspect was identified as Andrew Arrabaca and that he possessed "anti-ICE stuff" during the attack.

Video of the smoke billowing up from the federal building and the police response was widely circulated on social media.

Getty photographs from the location also showed a cart with a sign reading, "ICE OFF OUR STREETS."

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) released a statement condemning the attack.

"What occurred outside 26 Federal Plaza this morning was deeply disturbing," he said on social media. "I’m relieved no one was seriously injured and that a suspect is in custody. My team is in touch with the NYPD, and we will support the federal investigation. Our administration will continue to ensure that every New Yorker is safe in their city — and hold accountable any who threaten that."

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) also issued a statement.

"Acts of terror and violence have no place in our city and will never be tolerated. The individual responsible for this must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," Jeffries said in part.

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Convicted scammer and former aide to Minneapolis mayor arrested AGAIN



A former top aide to Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and convicted scammer was arrested after allegedly refusing to submit for a chemical test for driving under the influence.

Abdi Nur Salah pleaded guilty in Jan. 2025 to stealing funds from a government program intended to feed children during the coronavirus pandemic.

The officer said he smelled a burnt chemical odor and found white powdery residue and straws in the vehicle.

Salah had also worked as a senior policy aide to Mayor Frey.

Records at the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office indicate Salah was arrested on July 11 on suspicion of DWI as well as refusing the test. He was received into custody around 7:35 a.m.

Salah was released Tuesday on a $6,000 bond, jail records show.

As part of his previous plea related to the massive Feeding Our Future scam, Salah agreed to forfeit $343,418.98 from his credit union account, as well as two real estate properties.

Prosecutors accused Salah of using his political influence to "lobby politicians to pressure the Minnesota Department of Education not to shut down Feeding our Future and sites under its sponsorship so that he and other co-conspirators could continue to carry out their fraudulent scheme."

Frey fired Salah after the allegations were made public. Frey's office did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.

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Dozens of people have been convicted in the massive fraud scheme in Minnesota, many of which came from the Somali community.

Republicans have also accused Minnesota Democratic politicians of obstructing efforts to investigate and end the fraud. The allegations led to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) abandoning his re-election campaign. He has denied the allegations.

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Pentagon identifies 2 US soldiers killed in Jordan — others remain unidentified



The Pentagon has named two previously unidentified U.S. soldiers who were killed in an Iranian attack in Jordan late last week.

On Monday, the Department of War identified the fallen soldiers as 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, both of whom were killed during an enemy attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.

'She gave the ultimate sacrifice for her country and will always be remembered as a hero.'

Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, who was killed in action on Friday, enlisted with the U.S. Army in 2025.

Gonzales was assigned to 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. She served as a 14P Air and Missile Defense crew member, according to the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command Public Affairs press release.

“We are profoundly saddened by the loss of Pvt. Isabella Gonzales,” said Brig. Gen. Glenn Henke, commanding general of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command. “She gave the ultimate sacrifice for her country and will always be remembered as a hero. Our hearts go out to her family, friends, and teammates. Our immediate priority is ensuring they have the resources and support they need to process this grief together.”

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1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, who died on Saturday, was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 32nd Army Air Missile Defense Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

"1st Lt. Feehan’s unwavering dedication to our mission, our values, and the air defenders he led will leave an enduring legacy,” Brig. Gen. John Dawber, 32nd AAMDC commanding general, said. “We stand fully committed to supporting his family and loved ones through this incredibly difficult time, and we will never forget his ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation.”

Feehan will receive "the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Combat Action Badge, and be posthumously promoted to captain," according to a U.S. Army press release.

"Godspeed, heroes. Their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve," Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Saturday, following an initial CENTCOM announcement of the casualties.

The CENTCOM post added that four American service members were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals and have since been discharged. Other personnel were evaluated for minor injuries and have since returned to duty.

CENTCOM also announced that "one service member is currently missing," in the same Saturday post.

The identity of the missing service member has not yet been confirmed, though a Central Command public release announced that U.S. military personnel found unidentified remains at the location on Sunday. The remains were being examined at the time of the release.

In the same release, CENTCOM announced a separate incident in northern Iraq that left one U.S. service member dead and another wounded during a "controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone."

This brings the casualties over the weekend to at least three, with many more injuries being reported as well.

These announcements come at the end of more than a week of consecutive strikes against Iran as ceasefire negotiations continued to deteriorate. On Sunday, CENTCOM announced the conclusion of the ninth consecutive evening of strikes to "further diminish Iran's ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz."

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Possible school massacre thwarted after homosexual allegedly threatens Catholic nuns, governor



A potential massacre at a Christian high school in Nebraska was thwarted thanks to the swift action taken by school officials and the Nebraska State Patrol.

Columbus Catholic Schools, a unified educational system that serves over 850 students in Nebraska, received a message on June 26 threatening Scotus Central Catholic, a Christ-centered high school in Columbus.

'The heated political rhetoric that too often leads to radicalization and violence must cool off.'

Jeff Ohnoutka, the executive director of CCS, said in a statement on Friday that after he was made aware of the "disturbing threat," he immediately brought it to the attention of the NSP and the Columbus Police Department.

According to the NSP, the message "included a threat of violence to the school and Governor Pillen's family."

Republican Governor Jim Pillen and his wife, Suzanne, have four children and seven grandchildren. The family is Roman Catholic.

In a post under the name "Bobby McGee" on the Facebook page for Columbus Catholic Schools, 32-year-old homosexual Ean Halstead of Omaha allegedly wrote, "I’m going to shoot up this school and kill Jim Pillen’s children and a few nuns for (expletive) funsies," reported WOWT-TV.

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Gov. Jim Pillen (R). Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc./Getty Images

Within hours of learning of the threat, authorities identified an apartment in Omaha that was linked to the IP address associated with the social media post.

Authorities promptly made contact with Halstead outside an apartment complex on Bedford Avenue, but "the man refused commands from troopers, ran to the apartment, and barricaded himself inside," said the NSP.

Law enforcement on the scene — reinforced by NSP SWAT — obtained a search warrant for the residence as well as an arrest warrant and were able ultimately to coax the suspect out and into handcuffs without incident.

Halstead was initially charged with obstructing a police officer and failure to obey a lawful order.

Following further investigation and an examination of electronic items seized during a search of his residence, the NSP rearrested Halstead on July 17 and charged him with terroristic threats and destruction of evidence.

Halstead is currently being held at the Douglas County Department of Corrections. The NSP told Blaze News that the investigation remains ongoing.

According to court documents reviewed by the Plains Sentinel, Halstead has a "history of violent tendencies" and was previously slapped with a protection order from an ex-boyfriend for allegedly brandishing a knife and threatening to "kill him and their dogs while they slept."

WOWT reported that Halstead was convicted for threatening his ex-lover and setting his bedroom on fire while filming.

Gov. Pillen's chief of staff, Dave Lopez, said in a statement, "We are extremely grateful to the dedicated investigators of the Nebraska State Patrol and allied law enforcement agencies for their quick and thorough work to track down this individual and ensure the security of the First Family."

"We have zero tolerance for political violence here in Nebraska, including threats to carry it out," continued Lopez. "If you threaten violence against a public official or their family in this state, you will be found and held accountable. The heated political rhetoric that too often leads to radicalization and violence must cool off."

Ohnoutka thanked the NSP and Columbus Police Department "for their service to our state and the city of Columbus."

"May God continue to bless Columbus Catholic Schools," he added.

Halstead's threat comes nearly one year after a trans-identifying man formerly known as Robert Westman shot up a Catholic church full of schoolchildren in Minneapolis, injuring 23 and killing two kids, ages 8 and 10. The shooter, who committed suicide at the scene, left behind a mountain of evidence indicating that he was motivated by hatred for the Catholic Church and President Donald Trump.

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