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Democrats split on AOC as some battleground candidates distance themselves from 'Squad' lawmaker
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is fast becoming a central figurehead in the 2026 midterm election cycle, and a polarizing one at that.
Some moderate candidates are shunning the progressive rising star's endorsement, Axios reported this week, while others in tight races are welcoming her with open arms.
Several Democratic strategists who spoke with Fox News Digital said they were not shocked that some on the left are keeping her at arm's length.
"It wasn't especially surprising, like, her numbers with independent voters aren't always great, and it's very circumstantial depending upon where you would want to deploy somebody with that type of background and somebody who, you know, a lot of Americans have an impression of already — sometimes positive, sometimes negative," Mike Nellis, a former political advisor for ex-Vice President Kamala Harris, told Fox News Digital. "I always just encourage people, like, you do what you gotta do, cause it's hard to play coalition politics."
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And there are at least two candidates who appear to think the original "Squad" member is more of a liability.
HASAN PIKER SAYS HE’D ‘ABSOLUTELY’ CAMPAIGN FOR AOC IN 2028 AS EL-SAYED DISTANCES HIMSELF
Cait Conley, who is running to unseat Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., in a district nearby Ocasio-Cortez's, told CNN's State of the Union "I'm good" when asked if she would campaign with Democratic socialists like her or New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Conley's campaign did not return a request for comment by Fox News Digital by publication time.
And Sam Forstag in Montana reportedly removed all mention of Ocasio-Cortez's endorsement from his campaign website. He told Axios, "I don't intend to be having a lot of folks from out of state campaigning with me over these next 40 days."
Forstag's campaign did not return multiple emailed requests for comment by Fox News Digital.
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"In the final days leading up to an election, you want to make your message specific and local and repeatable and national celebrities just don’t help with that," a veteran Democratic strategist who works on House and Senate campaigns told Fox News Digital.
The strategist, who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely, said "AOC is more of a celebrity" than most of the other potential 2028 Democratic presidential contenders. "I think AOC is one of the few Democrats who has transcended to just culture generally, which makes her visits heavier in the discourse."
And that celebrity status is being used in other key races. Ocasio-Cortez joined forces with fellow progressive champion Sen. Bernie Sanders to headline a trio of rallies for left-wing candidate Abdul El-Sayed in July, a couple of weeks before the Democratic Senate primary in the key battleground state of Michigan.
El-Sayed ended up narrowly edging more moderate Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., in a nomination battle that highlighted the ongoing battle between the left and the center for the ideological future of the Democratic Party.
While Ocasio-Cortez has yet to return to Michigan since the early August primary, El-Sayed’s campaign says they’d welcome her return to the campaign trail.
"There are a lot of Michiganders who can't wait to have AOC back in town," El-Sayed campaign communications director Roxie Richner told Fox News Digital.
AOC BACKS FLORIDA DEM ANGIE NIXON FOR US SENATE: 'I’M PROUD TO ENDORSE HER'
El-Sayed and former House Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., are facing off in the race to succeed Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich. The midterm showdown is a must-hold for the Democrats as they try to win back the Senate majority from the Republicans.
Ocasio-Cortez also appeared in Florida recently alongside far-left Senate candidate Angie Nixon, who is running an underdog campaign against Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla.
A Democratic victory there is a longshot, but Ocasio-Cortez's campaign trail travels come as speculation mounts about her own future political plans.
The Democratic socialist is widely seen as a potential successor to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., when he is through in the upper chamber. But there's also buzz about a potential 2028 presidential campaign — something Ocasio-Cortez has not confirmed nor denied.
"I think she's a unique political talent. She's clearly got, like, a large group of people in the country who would get behind her, and those are the beginnings of what you need to build an operation to run for president. So I think she'd be stupid not to think about it," Nellis said. "At the same time, you know, do you take a 5% chance of being the Democratic nominee...or do you take like a much better than fifty-fifty chance of being the next United States Senator from New York? If it were me advising her, I'd probably tell her to run for Senate."
Fox News Digital reached out to Ocasio-Cortez's campaign for comment on the Axios report.
'The Madison' cast reveals when the Kurt Russell and Michelle Pfeiffer series will return
Fans of "The Madison" better be ready to wait a bit longer for new episodes.
The show from Taylor Sheridan was a major change of pace for the "Yellowstone" universe creator. Instead of lots of action, violence, carnage and suspense, the show with Kurt Russell and Michelle Pfeiffer tells a very different kind of story.
It focuses on a family going through a deeply painful moment and fleeing New York City for the comfort and safety of rural Montana.
Admittedly, I had extremely low expectations when the first preview was released for "The Madison." That was a mistake. It turned out to be a shockingly uplifting series from Sheridan and was a punch to the emotions.
Season one ended on March 21, 2026, and fans have been eager for new episodes for one very simple reason:
Season two was filmed before the series premiere even aired.
Well, viewers finally starting to get an idea of when "The Madison" will return for season two, and it won't be in 2026.
"I got cast in the show back in 2024, and our first season came out in 2026, and then season two is going to come out top of 2027. And we’ll be back shooting season three for top of 2027 as well, so stay tuned," actress Danielle Vasinova, who plays Kestrel Harris on the series, told US Weekly.
Actor Kevin Zegers further told the outlet, "It was mostly nice to shoot a second season before anyone had seen the first season, just because I think sometimes the show comes out and the vibes change on set because everyone’s kind of like the thing you’re making has been consumed. So, having made the second now, we’re going back to make the third at the beginning of next year."
Now, fans know season two will arrive at some point in 2027 – likely early in the year – and production on season three will begin roughly the same time.
That means fans are looking at a late 2027 or early 2028 release for the third season of the hit show with Russell and Pfeiffer.
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Will there be a fourth season? Time will tell, but given the early success of "The Madison" and Sheridan's habit of stacking success on top of success, I wouldn't rule anything out.
What do you think about "The Madison" and what do you want to see in coming seasons? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.
Danica Patrick & her girlfriends go on epic golf trip to New Zealand, Bears fan attacked, plus Dana's big bet
Welcome to the final Wednesday Screencaps of September and sorta my final Screencaps of the week as I prepare to head out of here for a couple of days to get in one last mini golf trip with friends before winter sets in.
It's a bittersweet moment this time of the year. On one hand, it's nice to get out on the open road to see what the golf gods have in store for us. On the other hand, I know that once this 48-hour rendezvous is over, it's time to prepare for hunkering down. Sure, there will be random Sundays where it's 74 in November and I get out, but there's something about that energy that runs through the body over a golf trip.
This one will be interesting. It was supposed to be back in northern Michigan, but the weather is going to be tricky up there. With rain in the forecast, my buddy Diesel says we have to go south or east. I'm leaving this up to him.
JENA SIMS KEEPS THE WHOLESOME GOLF CONTENT COMING AS SHE LEAVES IT ALL ON THE COURSE DOING THE WORM
(For the guys who keep emailing me screaming that they can't see what I'm writing about, there's an Instagram embed right here that shows Danica and her hot girlfriends on a golf trip.)
My biggest takeaway from Danica's trip content is that it must be nice to have New Zealand golf trip money. According to Gemini, a mid-range golf trip half-way around the world to New Zealand would cost somewhere around $4,000-$5,500. That would include 5-6 rounds and an Airbnb.
Wait, that's it? Gemini says rounds at "regional elite" courses run between $150 and $250, which isn't exactly outlandish these days. As for Te Arai Links where Danica's group played, that will cost you around $600 a round, but this time of year, Gemini reports greens fees are around $430 BEFORE you pay for the caddie, which will cost you $140, plus a tip and if you're using a forecaddie, that's another $140 for the group, PLUS a tip.
Let's face it, guys, we'd have to budget $10k for a trip like this. I'm not buying Gemini's estimations. After figuring in golf bets, booze, Ubers closer to the entertainment districts, the AI bot is now up to $7k-$10k just like I thought.
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Mike N. randomly turns up this week off the coast of Bermuda while Mike T. in Idaho is living the patio life in the PnW:
– Brad S. shares his strategy: You had a graph yesterday that showed the cheapest NFL ticket prices. I had to share this: My son asked for Browns - Steelers ticket for his birthday in August. I knew not to buy in the pre-season.
I waited until after the head coach's press conference after the first loss. When the coach said what's-his-name would remain the starter. I jumped online and grabbed three seats in the third row of the upper level at the 10 yard-line. $96 per ticket, on the aisle!
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Today, that same ticket is $175. I told my son I'd give him the proceeds if he wanted to sell. He said he wanted to go to the game. A proud dad moment! As they say, even a blind pig finds an acorn now and then. I'm proud to be that blind pig!
Kinsey: I get that it's a 2 p.m. first pitch, but you can go to today's Braves game for $30 all-in on Tick Pick. Speaking of the MLB playoffs, did you know that the playoffs will appear on NINE different networks/streaming services? Games will be shown on NBC, Peacock, NBCSN, TNT, Fox, FS1, TBS, TruTV and Max.
NINE.
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Hey kids, good luck figuring out where to see your favorite teams play.
– Tom B. in Alexandria, VA says: I would definitely vote for the Colt M1911. One of my favorites.
This should serve as a conversation starter.
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In total, four kids were left home including a 2-month-old and a 2-year-old. The defense attorney, smartly, told the judge that these were only "allegations." That's right...INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY! We have to let this one play out in the courts.
Congrats to the lawyers who used AI to write all this.
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And that is it. I will see all of you again on Saturday morning. Keep the emails rolling. Tell me which gun should be the official Idaho gun. Tell me if you're finding cheap sporting event tickets.
But don't plan on me responding until Saturday. I'll see all of you then.
USC radio announcer's description of the Dante Moore hit is one of the most embarrassing things ever
The only thing more shocking than the hit from USC linebacker Desman Stephens on Oregon QB Dante Moore last Saturday was radio announcer Pete Arbogast's description of it.
I know home team radio guys are known to be homers, and that's fine. I get it. That's expected. But this might just take the cake.
For those who missed it, Stephens hit a sliding Moore in the helmet during the second quarter, knocking Moore out of the game and sending the star quarterback to the hospital down the street on a stretcher. The hit was brutal. Stephens' reaction to the play, while Moore was lying lifeless on the turf, was even more brutal.
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Oregon coach Dan Lanning called the entire sequence "disgusting," which was a fair description. Moore was suspended for one game, and both he and Trojans coach Lincoln Riley issued apologies after the game.
Moore is fine, but obviously in concussion protocol and out indefinitely.
OK, we all caught up now? Good. Let's now leave the field and head up the USC broadcast booth, where Arbogast delivered the following description of the hit in real-time to his listening audience:
"He did not try to slide feet first. Stephens went in helmet-first, but he kind of ran into Dante Moore, who ducked into that hit. I did not see him put his feet out first. I saw him dive forward."
Amazing. What a sequence. What analysis. I've never seen anything like it. Just stunning.
Even when the rest of the crew told Arbogast that Moore did, indeed, slide feet first, he offered this bit of incredible spin.
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"Well he is now because they spun him around," he said before looking at the replay and coming to his final conclusion. "Well, he goes into, not a feet-first slide, more of a knee-slide. It didn't look like targeting on the replay to us."
The look to the camera from color analyst Shaun Cody immediately after that analysis was just perfect. He's just as stunned as we are listening to it. Cody, by the way, is a former USC All-American. If he's telling you it's a dirty hit ... it's a dirty hit, Pete.
Just incredible commentary here from USC's longtime play-by-plan man. I can't believe this isn't AI. Seriously, I'm stunned this is real.
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But it is.
And it's maybe the most embarrassing thing I've heard out of a broadcast booth.
Republicans have a midterm problem. Reagan’s American vision is the answer
Now in the autumn of this critical political season, a midterm loss of Congress for Republicans feels inevitable, as the last five midterm elections saw the party in power lose seats in Congress.
This trend goes back even longer than the 2000s. Since 1946, the president’s party has lost seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in 18 of 20 midterm elections (90% of the time).
President Donald Trump ran into this trend in his first term when, in 2018, Republicans lost 41 seats in the House — though they did gain two seats in the U.S. Senate.
MIDTERM HISTORY MASSIVELY FAVORS DEMOCRATS. BUT THEY ARE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE
Despite the pattern, a loss is not inevitable. Consider Ronald Reagan’s 1980 election eve address "A Vision for America." This speech came at a time of great national peril and discontentment, so, to give clarity to his positive vision, Reagan drew on American heroes from astronauts to John Wayne:
"Last year I lost a friend who was more than a symbol of the Hollywood dream industry; to millions he was a symbol of our country itself. And when he died, the headlines seemed to convey all the doubt about America, all the nostalgia for a seemingly lost past.
REPUBLICANS NEED A REAGAN-STYLE VISION TO WIN THE BATTLE OVER AMERICA'S FUTURE
"'The Last American Hero,' said one headline, ‘Mr. America dies,’ said another.
"Well, I knew John Wayne well, and no one would have been angrier at being called the 'last American hero.'
"Just before his death, he said in his own blunt way, 'Just give the American people a good cause, and there’s nothing they can’t lick.'"
Republicans have done a poor job giving the American people a good cause. The thing is, the right cause is what led to the two exceptions.
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The last exception to the party in power losing seats in a midterm was in 2002, when Republicans under George W. Bush gained eight seats. This occurred during a time of high presidential approval ratings after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The other modern exception was in 1998, when Democrats gained five seats under Bill Clinton during a time of high presidential approval thanks to a strong economy (ironically, in part because Republicans, under Speaker Newt Gingrich, balanced the budget and strong-armed a temporarily weakened Clinton into agreeing to welfare reform).
So, both of these exceptions came at times of strong national unity. But, to be more precise, the exceptions came when voters rallied to the party in power for largely nationalistic reasons.
This, if articulated cleanly, could and should benefit Republicans, as the Democrats have turned so far left that the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) official platform now feels like it could be the next platform for the party of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
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But how can Republicans not only show this stark contrast to voters, but also unleash a national fervor for truth, justice, and the American way, as the American comic book hero Superman once put it?
As Reagan did, the best way to do this is to herald our heroes.
America has innovators, entrepreneurs, capitalists, and heroes in blue and green; we have armed citizens who defend themselves and others; we have civil-rights champions like Harmeet Dhillon; we have explorers who would go back to the moon and then to Mars thanks to entrepreneurs like Elon Musk... these and other heroes can also be juxtaposed beside the so-called heroes of today’s left (the deep-state bureaucrats, anti-Israel activists, open-border politicians, proponents of allowing men into women’s sports, gun grabbers, and more) to show who is actually for American freedom.
Do voters want the low taxes, pro-freedom agenda of, say, Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis, or do they want the high taxes and increasing special-interest squalor of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s California? Do voters want our heroes in blue to maintain what is now the lowest violent-crime rate America has seen in more than half a century, or do they want George Soros-backed district attorneys to give criminals get-out-of-jail-free cards again and again so they can prey on us?
Do voters want Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement to let us know what is in our food and more, or do they want big food to go back to writing our guidelines?
Do voters want to be led by an elite class of "experts," such as we were during Covid by Anthony Fauci, or do they want the individual autonomy to freely decide for themselves?
Each issue needs to be shown in vivid and very human terms. Reagan, again, understood this. Near the end of his "Vision for America" speech, Reagan spoke of American astronauts who had lost their lives in the quest to reach the moon before saying, "These were not the deeds of men who set out to be heroes. In many ways, they were ordinary Americans whose spontaneous response to time and circumstance gave us a glimpse into the soul of this country and the enduring vigor of her people."
Americans right now are not getting enough of this kind of pro-American vision of our future, but the vast majority of them want it so badly.
NASCAR star sends chilling warning as series drops hammer on 'cowards' who attacked driver
NASCAR has dropped the hammer on the crew that jumped, attacked, and beat two-time Cup Series winner Corey Heim in front of a Martinsville hot dog shack last weekend.
The series issued several major penalties and suspensions to both Chad Bryant and Steve Civatarese, suspending both indefinitely from NASCAR events — as well as the 2027 event at Martinsville. Both are also on probation for a year.
Bryant, the team owner at the center of last Saturday's confrontation, was fined $2,000 and must attend anger management through a NASCAR-approved program. Civatarese was fined $1,000. Five others were also fined and put on probation.
A couple things right off the bat ...
Speaking of drivers ...
Denny Hamlin, who is the unofficial spokesperson for the entire Cup garage, went on his "Actions Detrimental" podcast on Monday, absolutely ripped everyone involved, and then sent a fairly strong warning to NASCAR.
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"Complete Classlessness. Yeah. From Chad Bryant, the owner and his team to wait on Corey ... Listen to what they did. Those cowards waited on Corey Heim to leave his car and leave his team and then jump him while he was on the way to his hauler," Hamlin said. "I don't know who's in charge of NASCAR regional, but there's absolutely no way that though any of those guys should be in a pit lane for the next year at least.
"I want them to say publicly what they do to them. And if it's nothing, I will have a major problem. But none of those cowards should be in a pit lane in the foreseeable future."
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Hamlin went on to say that NASCAR had to "get control" of Martinsville, adding that it was "spiraling out of control."
Not sure these penalties and suspensions did quite that, but I suppose they do send a message. I reckon we'll see down the road if anyone received it.
"I got no respect for those guys," Hamlin added.
Turn on lost-phone settings before you need them
You know that awful feeling when you reach for your phone, and it is suddenly nowhere to be found. Maybe you left it at a restaurant. Maybe it slipped between the car seats. Or maybe somebody walked away with it. The worst time to start figuring out your phone's tracking features is after it disappears. Fortunately, iPhone, Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones include powerful tools that can help you locate a missing device and protect the information stored on it. Take a few minutes while your phone is still safely in your hand and make sure these settings are ready.
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8 BIGGEST THINGS WE LEARNED FROM APPLE'S 2026 EVENT
Apple's Find My system can help locate an iPhone when it is online. With the right settings enabled, supported iPhones can also remain findable when they are offline or for a period after they have been turned off.
Find My network lets nearby Apple devices securely help locate your iPhone when it cannot connect to Wi-Fi or cellular service. On supported iPhones, Apple says the Find My network can locate the phone for up to 24 hours after it is turned off or up to five hours while it is in power reserve mode. Meanwhile, Send Last Location automatically sends your iPhone's location to Apple when its battery reaches a critically low level. That could give you one more place to check if the battery dies before you realize your phone is missing.
While you are there, I would check another iPhone security feature called Stolen Device Protection. Open Settings > Face ID & Passcode and enter your passcode. Tap Stolen Device Protection, then make sure it is turned on. By default, Apple applies its added security requirements when your iPhone is away from familiar locations such as home or work. You can make those protections stronger by choosing Always under Require Security Delay. Stolen Device Protection can require Face ID or Touch ID for sensitive actions. Certain account changes can also trigger a one-hour Security Delay followed by another biometric check. Find My cannot be turned off while Stolen Device Protection is enabled. That extra hurdle can be especially useful if someone steals your iPhone and has also seen or learned your passcode.
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Google now calls its lost-device service Find Hub. If you have added a Google Account to your Pixel, Find Hub is usually enabled automatically. Still, I would check these settings before you ever need them.
For the broadest coverage, choose With network everywhere if that option appears on your Pixel. This lets nearby Android devices help locate your phone when it cannot connect normally.
You should also open Settings > Location and make sure Use location is turned on. Google recommends setting a PIN, pattern or password too. A screen lock helps your Pixel use Find Hub's end-to-end encrypted offline-finding network. Supported newer Pixel phones can also remain findable through Find Hub for several hours after the battery runs out or the phone is powered off. For that feature to work, Bluetooth, Location and offline finding should be enabled before the phone shuts down.
Go to Settings > Security & privacy > Lost device protection. From there, review the additional theft safeguards available on your Pixel. Depending on your device and software version, you may see Theft Detection Lock, Offline Device Lock, Remote Lock and Identity Check. These features can automatically lock your phone in certain situations or require biometric authentication before sensitive account changes are made. Find Hub helps you locate the phone, while these additional protections can help secure it if someone takes it.
If you use a Samsung Galaxy phone, you can take advantage of both Google Find Hub and Samsung's own device-finding tools.
You will need a Samsung account on the phone to use Samsung Find and SmartThings Find. Send last location can preserve the phone's last known location. Offline finding lets nearby Galaxy devices help update the location when your phone cannot connect normally. Samsung says that if the phone is powered off, you may only see its last known location. That makes turning these protections on ahead of time especially useful.
I would keep Google Find Hub available on a Samsung phone as well. Samsung's current instructions say you can verify it by opening Settings > Google Services > Find Hub > tap on your device > Settings and checking that Allow device to be located is turned on. That gives Galaxy owners another way to locate or secure a missing phone through their Google Account. You may see slightly different wording depending on your Galaxy model, carrier or software version. Samsung notes that some menus can vary between devices.
If an iPhone goes missing, open Find My on another Apple device or use Apple's Find Devices service through iCloud.com. From there, you can view the phone on a map, play a sound or mark it as lost.
Google Pixel and other Android owners can open the Find Hub app on another Android device or use Google's Find Hub through a web browser. You can locate the phone, play a sound or mark it as lost. You can also erase the device remotely if recovery looks unlikely.
Samsung Galaxy owners can use Samsung Find or SmartThings Find through their Samsung account in addition to Google Find Hub.
If the phone appears to be sitting somewhere nearby, playing a sound can save you from tearing the house apart. However, if the map shows your phone somewhere unfamiliar and you suspect it was stolen, avoid trying to recover it yourself. Contact law enforcement instead.
Losing the phone can also open the door to another problem. Thieves have used convincing Apple-style texts and fake Find My websites to trick stolen iPhone owners into revealing their passcodes. A message may claim that your missing phone has suddenly been found and include a link where you can supposedly see its location. Avoid tapping those links. Instead, open Find My yourself or go directly to Apple's official Find Devices service. The same basic rule applies to Android. If a message claims your missing device has been located, open Google Find Hub or Samsung Find directly rather than signing in through a link somebody sent you.
Pro tip: Use strong antivirus software. Strong security software can help warn you about malicious links, phishing sites and other online threats that may appear after your phone is stolen. It adds another layer of protection, but you should still avoid clicking unexpected messages claiming your missing phone has been found. Instead, open Find My, Google Find Hub or Samsung Find directly. Get my picks for the best 2026 antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices at CyberGuy.com.
Most of us do not think much about these settings while our phone is sitting safely in our hand. Then the phone disappears and suddenly every one of them becomes very important. I would check them now. Make sure your phone can be located, make sure offline finding is enabled and confirm that you know which account you would need to sign in to from another device. You may never need any of these features. If you do, you will already know where to start.
Your phone already has some impressive tools for finding it, but those tools work best when you prepare before the phone goes missing. On an iPhone, I would make sure Find My network and Send Last Location are enabled. Pixel owners should check Find Hub and offline finding, while Galaxy users can add Samsung's Lost device protection on top of Google's system. I would also spend another minute reviewing the theft protections available on your phone. Apple's Stolen Device Protection and Google's theft protection features can make it harder for someone who gets your phone to take control of your accounts. That extra layer could become incredibly valuable when you are already dealing with the stress of a missing device.
If your phone disappeared right now, would you know exactly how to find and protect it, or would you be learning these settings for the first time? Let us know by writing to us at CyberGuy.com.
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Ireland’s elites have found their new religion: Hating Israel
For proof that antisemitism destroys everything it touches, look no further than the Republic of Ireland.
Once a famously friendly country, wishing "A hundred thousand welcomes" to every visitor, Ireland now seethes with Israelophobia.
What went wrong?
IRISH NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR NOT SHAKING HANDS WITH ISRAELI OPPONENTS
The extent of Ireland’s fear and loathing of the Jewish state was apparent in its soccer clash against Israel on Sunday.
The two teams met as part of the UEFA Nations League. From the minute the fixture was announced, Ireland was gripped by rage. "Why would we want to play against those genocidal lunatics?" asked Dublin’s keffiyeh-adorned chattering class.
A Maoist fury descended on the Emerald Isle. A campaign was launched – "Stop The Game" – to try to save "our boys" from the shame of sharing a pitch with Israelis.
Sportspeople, politicians, the media and the Dublin left clubbed together to demand the match be called off. Irish soccer players should not be made to mingle with "genocidal murderers," they cried, conjuring up a demented vision of the boys in green being set upon by wild-eyed Israeli players.
At one point, the keffiyeh mob gathered outside the Dublin hotel the Irish soccer team was staying in, barking through megaphones for the game to be stopped.
In the end, it went ahead. For security reasons, it had to be played behind closed doors in a neutral country – Hungary.
ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE REACHES DEADLIEST LEVEL SINCE 1994, NEW GLOBAL REPORT FINDS
Yet even at the game, the Irish couldn’t resist landing a smug blow on Israel. The Irish players bowed their heads during the Israeli national anthem. They wore black arm bands for those killed in Israel’s "genocide."
Worse, they refused to shake the Israeli players’ hands, as if they were morally diseased; as if you might catch the genocide bug simply by touching those people. It was churlish, narcissistic and profoundly unsporting.
Ireland has been consumed, head to toe, by the anti-Israel frenzy. Hating Israel is now the moral glue of the cultural establishment. They define their "virtue" through their animus for the Jewish homeland. The more you hate Israel, the more virtuous you become.
The mania is everywhere. The media is obsessed with what it falsely calls Israel’s "war crimes."
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A recent analysis found that between January and May this year, four of Ireland’s main media outlets, including state broadcaster RTE, published 3,007 reports about "Israel-Palestine." That’s 20 a day. More than on any other topic.
The hate is rife in political circles, too. Politicians openly refer to the "disgusting Zionist regime."
The Irish government has even agitated for a watering down of the meaning of "genocide" in order that we might finally find Israel guilty of it. Shorter version: Let’s stitch up the Jews.
Ireland’s biggest cultural exports – from rap outfit Kneecap to bestselling author Sally Rooney – speak of little else besides Israel.
You can feel the anti-Israel animus everywhere. Not only in Dublin, Europe’s undisputed capital of Israelophobia. Also in the countryside. I was cycling in the West recently when I saw a Palestinian flag in a random field of sheep. Sheep for Palestine? How fitting.
Things got so bad that Israel took the extraordinary decision to shut its embassy in Dublin in 2024, citing Ireland’s "demonization of the Jewish state."
The Irish will say they are just "criticizing Israel." Surely no one’s buying this anymore? "Criticism of Israel" crosses the line into antisemitic bigotry when it becomes disproportionate and obsessive. When it promotes the great, toxic falsehood of our age – namely that Israel is a uniquely barbarous nation, not unlike the Nazis of the 1930s.
There are only around 3,000 Jews in Ireland. As for the Jewish state – it is 2,500 miles from Dublin, a distant nation over which the Irish have no influence whatsoever.
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So why have Ireland’s elites become so feverishly obsessed with that tiny country?
I think it stems from Ireland’s own moral disarray. Ever since the slow-motion collapse of the Catholic Church, Ireland has been on the hunt for a new system of morality, for a new narrative of good and evil.
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And it has found it in the Israel-Gaza crisis. Israel has become a kind of Satan substitute for post-Catholic Ireland, a demonic entity against which the Irish might measure their virtue.
Irishness is now defined almost entirely by its antipathy to Israel. Ed Sheeran, who calls himself "culturally Irish," found this out following the Macklemore scandal. Sheeran was virtually unpersoned in Ireland for failing to be sufficiently venomous about the Jewish state. He should "never feel welcome in Ireland ever again," fumed one columnist.
There you have it: to be Irish is to hate Israel. Antisemitism has always been an all-consuming mind virus, a blinding conspiracy theory where the Jews come to be seen as the source of every earthly ill. And right now, Ireland has got this virus bad.
'Ruthless' breaks down election details neglected by mainstream media
As midterm races gear up for the November elections, the "Ruthless Podcast" discussed the latest financial allegations against prominent Democratic candidates in two marquee contests that the hosts said the mainstream media have neglected to cover.
"It's just a couple of stories about states that you might not live or vote in, but you need to understand the kind of people Democrats are putting forward to represent their party," podcast co-host John Ashbrook said of two stories.
Ashbrook's comments followed reporting from the Washington Free Beacon that Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine, co-sponsored a 2024 bill that called for $13.4 million in additional funding for Maine Maritime Academy while his son, Chace Jackson, served as the school's legislative designee. Jackson had also backed a 2023 state budget that provided the academy with an additional $2 million per year.
"[These stories] are indicative of this larger thing that we've talked about, which is Democrats get into government so they can steer funds to their preferred parties," podcast co-host Josh Holmes said. "Sometimes they benefit directly, as they do here, and sometimes they have preferential constituencies that they then pay to vote for them to stay in office, like Minnesota."
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Jackson will face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a high-profile U.S. Senate race. The former president of the Maine Senate replaced Graham Platner as the party's nominee in July after Platner withdrew following a sexual assault allegation, which he denied.
Across the country, the Free Beacon previously reported that while state assemblymember, Rep. Adam Gray, D-Calif., helped advance gas tax legislation that directed funds to his cousin’s newly established construction company.
"This vote made the state of California have the highest gas tax in the nation," Ashbrook said of the importance of this particular legislative measure. "So everybody's paying for it. That is unbelievable."
Gray, who is running for re-election in a battleground seat in the Golden State, is also a part-owner of Marvulli Inc., according to his financial disclosures.
"So they owned the land on both sides of the road that he approved," podcast co-host Josh Holmes said of the arrangement Marvulli Inc. secured to build the company’s first hotel and gas station projects as part of this government contract. "I mean, there were multiple [instances] early in the 2000s [that ended] historic congressional careers and [ushered] in the ban on congressional earmarks for precisely this issue."
Fellow co-host Comfortably Smug also highlighted how these actions were far worse than any congressional earmark of the previous era.
"That's the thing is, for so long, the whole thing was like, oh, you're trying to pass this kind of like pork barrel legislation to benefit like a donor in your district who then you're hoping cuts you a $5,000 check," Smug said. "This guy's like, no, no. Just give me $500,000."
Gray faces former Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln II in the general election.
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"Ruthless," which typically publishes new episodes Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings, added an extra Wednesday recording during election season.
The podcast has covered the midterms in depth over the past year. The hosts have interviewed candidates in 19 states as part of the Ruthless Midterm Interview Series, with more scheduled ahead of the November midterms.
Details emerge in incident between Aces star A'ja Wilson and Fever fan during playoff game
Caitlin Clark put together a historic performance as the Indiana Fever cruised to a 99-89 victory in Game 2 of their playoff matchup against the Aces on Tuesday, forcing a win-or-go-home Game 3 in Las Vegas.
The biggest story is what happened off the court, though.
With four minutes left in the game, A'ja Wilson drew a controversial blocking foul on Sophie Cunningham. She then saw a fan sitting a few rows back in the baseline courtside seats and took exception with him pointing and saying something to her. She then went out of her way to go two rows deep into the crowd to confront the fan, who had since sat down.
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The Amazon Prime Video broadcasters all considered the male Fever fan guilty before details of what actually happened came out, scolding him on air for his behavior. They had no facts to back up their claims and pronounced Wilson a victim of unsportsmanlike fan behavior as the man was escorted from his seats by security.
The fan was quickly deemed innocent by the Fever saying, "Following a report of a comment directed toward a player, arena security spoke with the fan involved and witnesses. Security determined there was no violation of the Fan Code of Conduct, the fan was not removed from the arena. We consider the matter closed."
A fan sitting next to the man involved in the confrontation with Wilson shared details with OutKick about the incident.
According to the fan, the man simply said: "It (the foul) is on you!" while pointing at Wilson.
The fan also said that Wilson kept yelling, "You don't point at me!"
That’s it. Nothing sexist. Nothing race-related. No profanity. Just a fan being a fan. Wilson was set off by a fan sitting courtside, who believed the blocking foul to be a charge. Oh, the horror!
The fan also told OutKick when the man returned to his seat minutes later, he received "thunderous applause" and was "high-fiving other fans."
Wilson even admitted postgame that her confrontation with the fan wasn't because she was offended by what he said, but that his action of taking a half step forward toward the court was "unacceptable."
"If I see a man stepping towards me, I don’t give a damn what you said … That’s unacceptable," she said.
The fan also refuted the claims that the ejected fan was "coming at her." He said, "He was not obnoxious or louder than anyone else. There was never any sense of "coming at her." He was seated by the time she was near him." He also mentioned that the fan was escorted out quickly because "the Aces were so adamant he left."
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Now that the truth of what was said is out there, further proving the man's innocence, we can determine that there was no justifiable reason for Wilson to enter the seating area, the Amazon Prime broadcast team should apologize, and the WNBA should give an explanation as to why Wilson was not ejected.
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According to Rule 12A, Section V: Any player, coach, or trainer who deliberately enters the spectator stands during a game will be automatically ejected.
The rulebook also explicitly states that the first row of seats is considered the beginning of the spectator stands.
Wilson's actions seem to have warranted an ejection by the letter of the law.
This was just another unnecessary fan incident involving a Fever supporter that was ejected and then proven innocent. It's happened multiple times this season alone.
Aces' Jackie Young had two male Fever fans escorted from their seats at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. They were both proven innocent by arena security, just like the fan from Game 2 Tuesday. Also, Amazon Prime was covering that game and the broadcasters considered the men guilty before proven innocent.
This is just another mess for the WNBA, a terrible look for A'ja Wilson, and wildly unprofessional from Amazon Prime Video.