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Shane Bieber's strong Rays splits make Toronto Blue Jays the smart first 5 innings MLB bet
A win can cure basically any frustration you have. The past few days have made me annoyed at how my baseball plays were ending up. It wasn't all bad; I split on Monday, and I won the only MLB play that I had yesterday. Tuesday's looks were not good, and I ran into some bad luck in a few other games that I put out recently. I had a nice, easy 8-0 win on the Washington Nationals yesterday, and I'm hopeful today's game will be another no-sweat contest.
The Tampa Bay Rays are among the best teams in baseball, and I think that most wouldn't have expected this to be the case. It is interesting seeing how this team has gotten it all done, considering they are not loaded with big names, and they never have one of the top payrolls. I always wonder why other teams - both big and smaller market - don't take some of the lessons from them and implement them into their own franchise.
I guess not everyone can replicate everything successfully, but whatever the Rays are doing, they replicate it seemingly year-to-year.
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Today, the Rays are sending out Ian Seymour to the hill. A lot of teams have swingmen in their rotation who bounce between the bullpen and rotation. The Rays typically use "openers" for games, but Seymour seems like he is somewhere between an opener and one they actually want stretched out. He only has seven starts for the season, and you can expect him to throw around five innings and give up three runs.
He has faced the Toronto Blue Jays in a relief role this season, going four games and allowing two earned in four innings of work. Overall, Blue Jays hitters have done well against him, batting 14-for-38.
Toronto is not one of the best teams in baseball. If anything, they are among the most disappointing teams in baseball. After giving the Los Angeles Dodgers everything they could handle last year, expectations were very high. Unfortunately, they haven't come close to those expectations and are 10 games under .500.
I highly doubt they blow up the team, but they may trade away a few pieces. The most glaring issue with the team is Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who is hitting .256 (which isn't bad), but has just six homers for the year. He had nine in 2020, when they played 60 games, and just 15 in 2019, his rookie season, when he played just 123 games.
It isn't as if their pitching has been some shining star, either. They have had trouble on the mound, and that has magnified the offensive issues. Today, they bring in Shane Bieber, who is just 1-1 for the season with a 5.70 ERA and a 1.73 WHIP.
Bieber used to be one of the best arms in the game, and he is still only 31 years old, so I feel like there is more than enough time for him to regain form. He has shown flashes of it as well, including his most recent outing when he went six scoreless innings, allowing three hits, two walks, and striking out six. Rays hitters are batting just .172 against Bieber this season.
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When I look at the total for this game, I want to say the over is the smarter option, but I can make a compelling case for the under.
I likely won't touch the total, but some brief notes on it: Bieber has actually thrown better at home this season, but it is just three starts, so it is a rather small sample size. He only has one game (of five) where he hasn't allowed a run. Seymour is likely to allow some runs if they let him go through the lineup twice. The Rays bullpen is better than Toronto's, so you do have to wonder a bit how long Seymour will go.
For those reasons, I'm avoiding the total. Instead, I want to take the Blue Jays through five innings. I think that Toronto should get a good shot at knocking around Seymour. I also think Bieber has shown good success against the Rays hitters. Give me Toronto through five innings.
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FIRST ON FOX: White House reveals who’s joining Trump at correspondents’ dinner — and who can’t attend
FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump will return to the stage Friday to deliver remarks at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner, nearly three months after an armed suspect stormed the event in an alleged assassination attempt against him.
The White House exclusively confirmed to Fox News Digital the lineup of administration officials expected to attend the dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C.
While much of Trump's Cabinet will attend, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not be there. A White House spokesperson told Fox News Digital their absences are due to prior commitments.
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The banquet will be held at the Waldorf Astoria while the annual dinner has historically been held at the Washington Hilton. Chaos, however, broke out at this year’s banquet when an armed suspect stormed the event in what authorities say was an attempt to assassinate the president.
Weijia Jiang, President of The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA), said the event will be a "more intimate gathering" when the new date was announced in June.
Jiang announced the rescheduled date was decided by the White House Correspondents’ Association board in an email to association members, sharing the rescheduled event will be a more "intimate gathering."
"This dinner will not only be an opportunity to carry out our program. It will be a statement that violence has no place in American life and a free press will not be intimidated into silence. As you have all demonstrated, courage and community can and should rise above," Jiang added.
4 House Republicans rebel against Trump, vote with Dems to block Iran war powers
House Democrats successfully rebuked President Donald Trump’s war in Iran on Thursday morning, with the help of several Republican lawmakers.
Reps. Jason Crow, D-Colo., and Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., forced a vote on a war powers resolution aimed at disapproving the Middle East conflict using a mechanism called a privileged resolution, which allows rank-and-file lawmakers to move legislation over the opposition of House GOP leadership.
Lawmakers voted to halt the military conflict against Iran absent congressional approval in a vote of 214-208, with lawmakers largely voting along party lines.
Republicans who supported the Democrat-authored measure included Reps. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Tom Barrett, R-Mich., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky.
A similar resolution passed the House in June with help from the same four defecting Republicans.
Thursday's vote is largely symbolic and the resolution will not go to Trump’s desk for signature if the upper chamber were also to pass it.
The war in Iran has divided Republicans, several of whom have complained the White House has not given enough visibility to Congress about the military’s actions.
But Trump and his allies have insisted that the main priority is to neutralize Iran’s ability to obtain a nuclear weapon.
Crow said in a statement on his resolution, "18 American servicemembers have been killed since this war began. Hundreds more have been injured. Billions of taxpayer dollars have been spent. The President’s war with Iran has been an unmitigated disaster. The costs are rising every day, yet the President is choosing to double down on his failures."
The vote is one of several instances this year of House Republicans rebuking Trump and his policies, a symbol of the razor-thin majorities the GOP holds in Congress.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
Hasan Piker makes AOC his 2028 pick for president, says it's 'not even a question’
Far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker selected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., over a slate of prominent Democrats as his preferred 2028 presidential candidate on Wednesday — arguing that AOC could excite the Democratic Party's base and bring infrequent voters into a winning coalition.
When asked to choose between Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., as his preferred candidate, Piker immediately selected the New York congresswoman.
"AOC. It's not even a question," Piker said during a Zeteo interview with Mehdi Hasan.
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Piker made the choice at the end of a rapid-fire exercise that began with California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The list later included former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, former Vice President Kamala Harris, Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.
Piker said Ocasio-Cortez stood apart from the other potential contenders presented to him.
"AOC is, out of all of the people that you mentioned," Piker said. "AOC is the only one that I would like."
Piker acknowledged that her race and gender could present electoral obstacles but rejected the argument that they would make victory impossible.
"These are hurdles, yes," Piker said. "But these are hurdles that one can clear."
Piker argued Ocasio-Cortez could overcome those barriers by campaigning with conviction and reaching voters who do not regularly participate in elections.
"As long as you have moral conviction, as long as you can excite the base, as long as you can actually create a unique coalition and activate low-propensity voters," Piker said. "Which I think AOC has the capacity to do, it would be a fantastic left candidate."
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He compared Ocasio-Cortez favorably with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., whose presidential campaign helped elevate democratic socialism within the party.
"It would be a fantastic left candidate, even better than Bernie in many ways," Piker said.
Piker also offered criticism of Ocasio-Cortez's political presentation. He said she had been effective on social media and willing to take progressive positions in Congress but argued she could appear too concerned with optics.
"The way she carries herself, I think, is a little bit too, like, optics-driven, too liberal and too optics-driven," Piker said. "I think she doesn’t harness the populist rage in the way that she communicates."
Fox News Digital reached out to Ocasio-Cortez for comment but did not immediately hear back.
Ocasio-Cortez has not announced a 2028 campaign and said in May that she had not decided whether to run for president. She had increased her national travel, endorsements and campaign appearances, including a recent Michigan stop for progressive Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
Surveillance video shows officers tackle 'anti-American' suspect after Federal Building firebombing
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors have released new surveillance video of an alleged arson attack on a government building in New York City that houses offices for the FBI, ICE and more.
Andrew Arrabaca, a 43-year-old man originally from Poughkeepsie, New York, is accused of launching fireworks at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan before dumping gasoline on the steps outside and lighting it on fire, according to authorities.
The video shows a man alleged to be him in camouflage pants and a helmet, pulling a cart with an anti-ICE banner hanging from the front.
The suspect can be seen placing fireworks on the ground before firing them toward pedestrians outside. He reenters the frame with a BB or pellet gun and begins shooting before dumping a can of gasoline on the steps and lighting them on fire.
Before the video ends, the figure can be seen throwing a box into the flames, which investigators later said contained more fireworks.
Federal officers arrived and arrested him at the scene.
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At least one person was injured by explosive debris, suffering from a gash in the back of their head, according to court filings. Two other people suffered minor injuries.
Arrabaca is accused of carrying a slew of additional weapons and incendiary devices. He was initially accused of firing an Airsoft rifle, but prosecutors later said it was a BB or pellet gun, and photos show at least two on the ground after his arrest.
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"He is an anti-American, anti-government extremist," James Barnacle, the assistant director in charge of the FBI New York Field Office, told reporters at a news briefing Monday. "We know that from what he said." He added that Arrabaca allegedly "came armed, with bad intentions."
According to the criminal complaint, Arrabaca allegedly told investigators he had been "motivated to act by anti-government beliefs, including a belief that government authorities were unlawfully harming people" and that he targeted the staircase because he knew it led to a busy entrance.
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Barnacle said Arrabaca is a former U.S. Army soldier who served from 2001 to 2005 as a missile system mechanic. Voter records show he has registered as a Democrat and a member of the left-wing Working Families party.
Three people suffered minor injuries in the attack."Mr. Arrabaca was looking to injure people and harm people," Barnacle said. "He had two axes, a hammer, a machete and three knives."
He added that police also recovered six more fireworks, "some other destructive items" as well as anti-ICE literature. Authorities seized Arrabaca's vehicle and were working to obtain a search warrant as Barnacle delivered his update Monday.
Arrabaca does not appear to have a criminal record prior to his arrest outside the building.
The Federal Building has long been a target for extremists, Barnacle said. It's also one of the most secure locations in Manhattan, surrounded by barricades and road closures.
DAVID MARCUS: In Middle America, socialist politics ages like milk
Erick was here for a conference on transportation technology when I talked to him about his hometown of Denver, and how socialist congressional candidate Melat Kiros recently won a shocking Democratic primary over her more moderate rival.
"I’m a Democrat," Erick told me. "I lean a bit to the Republican side maybe, but these socialists are crazy."
In his 40s, having lived for 15 years in England, Erick is socially liberal, but also patriotic. He has concerns about AI and data centers, but also sees their utility. In short, he is exactly the kind of Democratic voter that is thinking twice about his affiliation with the party amid the rise of Marxism within.
I asked how long before Election Day Erick had even heard of Kiros and her commie candidacy.
"A week, maybe?" he said. "It was fast, and I’m even involved in the very local politics on the homeowner level. She just came out of nowhere."
This is a repeating pattern now for the far-left socialist congressional candidates across the country. Nobody in New York, or beyond, knew who Darializa Chevalier was about two weeks before she knocked off longtime Rep. Adriano Espailat. Same for likely future member of Congress Claire Valdez.
This is the same model that was used by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in his 2025 primary race, and by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2018 when she knocked off Rep. Joe Crowley. It has three steps.
First, a 24/7, 365-day-a-year organizing machine that harnesses and harvests votes for the socialist party. Second, the use of non-traditional media to introduce the wacky candidate to the equally wacky activist class. Third, a mainstream introduction with very little time left to kick the socialist tires.
This is exactly how, by the time Erick had ever heard of Milot Kiros, she had all but already won.
As successful as this socialist model has been in congressional races across the nation, Senate contests are proving to be a tougher nut to crack, in large part because they require candidates like Adbul El-Sayed in Michigan to stay in the spotlight for an extended period. That would be the same spotlight that melted former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner.
It brings to mind the presidential candidacy of Kamala Harris, which she says she lost because 107 days wasn’t enough time to campaign. In fact, it was probably too long to campaign; she might have won a 15-day race, and that is exactly the type the DSA likes to run.
As Terry, who is in her 30s and a Detroit native, told me of El-Sayed, "There keep being these crazy things he said in the past, they keep coming," a fact that even CNN’s Jake Tapper acknowledged in an interview with El-Sayed about his refusal to celebrate the death of Iran’s ayatollah, which went so badly for the candidate that El-Sayed is now trashing CNN at his rallies.
The biggest hope now for El-Sayed’s opponent Rep. Haley Stevens is that he has peaked too soon. Her ads are hitting the airwaves at a frantic pace in an effort to make that so.
When I arrived in Detroit last week, there were still barely any TV ads airing. By the day I left, Stevens ads were thick on screens everywhere, news channels, sports channels, the Hallmark channel, you name it.
The theme of these ads, beyond just saying that El-Sayed is not electable, are his previous comments attacking both former President Barack Obama and current Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, neither of whom have endorsed in the race.
The message is clear: El-Sayed is not a normal Democrat, but a radical, and Stevens still has two weeks left to make this charge stick as Abdul insists he isn’t a socialist while sharing the stage with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and AOC.
Unlike Erick in Colorado, who had the sudden success of socialist Kiros thrust upon him before he even knew it was happening, Michigan voters have had time to examine El-Sayed and still have time to do so.
It raises an important question for our current political moment: Are the Marxists of the Democratic Socialists of America even trying to win the votes of Democrats like Erick, or are they simply trying to blindside them?
The sneaky, last-minute surprise approach has done well for the communists on the congressional level, but if they want to win statewide, or nationwide, they need to win American voters over, not simply pull a fast one on them.
Shania Twain calls Ella Langley an 'authentic songwriter' with a unique sound in new interview
Shania Twain has extremely high praise for Ella Langley.
As our readers are aware, Langley has been experiencing a meteoric rise in the music industry that has been nothing short of insane to watch.
The "Nicotine" and "Dandelion" singer is the undisputed face of women in country music. She dominates the charts, racks up awards and has built a following so loyal that it's borderline hard to believe.
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Now, one of the true female trailblazers in country music is pouring a ton of praise on Langley.
Shania Twain was an unstoppable force in country music going from breaking through in the 1990s. She paved the way for a lot of acts who would follow, and to put it as simply as possible, she's the definition of a legend.
What does she think about the woman who appears to be following a similar path?
She's a big fan, and thinks the reasons for Langley's success are fairly straightforward and simple.
Twain said the following in an interview with Rolling Stone that was released on Wednesday:
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Imagine how fast the internet and country music world would break if Langley and Shania Twain teamed up for some kind of collaboration.
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It would put up generational numbers and go viral so fast that your head would be spinning. I don't want to take credit for floating the idea if it actually happens, but bookmark this just in case it does.
It makes too much sense to ignore.
It's also great to see Twain share some positivity in this world. We could all use more of that. Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.
Lindsey Graham's rise from family tragedy to political power explored in Fox Nation special
Long before becoming one of the most influential voices in American politics, Lindsey Graham overcame extraordinary personal hardship on a journey that would take him from rural South Carolina to the U.S. Senate.
"They say Abe Lincoln was our log cabin president. I guess Lindsey was our mobile home senator," Graham's law school roommate Warren Mowry said in the new Fox Nation special, "The Life and Legacy of Lindsey Graham."
Through video clips and interviews from colleagues, friends and former rivals, the special traces Graham's life from his modest upbringing and early family tragedy of losing his parents to his decades of public service — offering an intimate look at the experiences that shaped one of the Republican Party's most influential lawmakers.
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"Lindsey honestly is an American success story when you get down to it, because he came from literally the most humble of beginnings," said Kevin Bishop, Graham's former communications director.
The special explores how adversity shaped Graham's sense of responsibility, particularly after he became the legal guardian of his younger sister, Darline Graham Nordone, when their parents died just 15 months apart.
"He became the caretaker, the guardian, in order that she wouldn't be declared an orphan and taken into foster care," U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said, reflecting on Graham's actions.
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Bishop separately discussed how Graham became "everything" Darline needed him to be, stepping up to the plate to become "mom, dad... sounding board" and more.
"Darline will tell you that, and that's why they were so close," he said. "They were incredibly close, and Lindsey loved her to death."
Darline stepped up to the plate in her own way following her brother's death earlier this month, answering calls from President Donald Trump – and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster – when asked to fill her brother's Senate seat for the remainder of his term.
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Citing her brother's commitment to serving the people of South Carolina, Darline has since announced she will seek a full Senate term, saying she hopes to carry on the legacy he spent a lifetime building.
"The Life and Legacy of Lindsey Graham" is now streaming exclusively on Fox Nation.
Bodycam shows Connecticut officer repeatedly ordering bat-wielding suspect to stop before fatal shooting
A Connecticut police officer repeatedly ordered a man to drop a baseball bat before opening fire as the suspect continued bludgeoning a motionless man in the head, newly released body camera footage shows.
The footage, released this week by the Connecticut Office of Inspector General, captures the July 19 encounter in Meriden that left two men dead, including 38-year-old Robert Lee Jenkins III, who investigators said was shot by a responding officer while carrying out the attack.
According to the inspector general's preliminary report, Meriden Officer Anthony Offiaeli arrived at a home on Sagamore Road shortly after 10 a.m. and found Jenkins "bludgeoning" a man lying motionless on the front lawn with a baseball bat.
"Put the f---ing bat down!" the officer shouted repeatedly while pointing his firearm at Jenkins, body camera footage shows.
He then radioed for backup, urging responding officers to "step it up."
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As Offiaeli advanced, Jenkins swung the baseball bat downward four times, appearing to strike the victim on the ground with each blow.
The officer fired multiple shots, but Jenkins continued striking the victim with the bat. The officer fired additional rounds before Jenkins began to slow down, though he continued swinging the bat until he eventually collapsed.
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The inspector general's preliminary report states Offiaeli ordered Jenkins to drop the baseball bat four times before opening fire after Jenkins continued striking the victim.
Jenkins received medical treatment at the scene before being taken to Hartford Hospital, where he died at 11:30 p.m., investigators said.
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The victim who was attacked with the baseball bat was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been released because Connecticut law prohibits disclosing the identity of victims in family violence cases.
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An autopsy determined Jenkins died from multiple gunshot wounds to the torso, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The victim's cause of death was determined to be blunt force head injuries, and the manner of death was also ruled a homicide. Toxicology results and Jenkins' death certificate were still pending as of Tuesday.
In an initial statement following the shooting, Meriden Police Chief Roberto Rosado said the incident "reminds us that the dangers of Police work is real" and that there was no ongoing threat to the public.
The Connecticut Office of Inspector General, Connecticut State Police Central District Major Crime Squad, the Meriden Police Department and the New Haven Judicial District State's Attorney's Office are continuing to investigate the incident.
The hidden left-wing network powering a ‘conservative’ rebellion against a major Trump priority
A group billing itself as a grassroots conservative movement against new data centers carried out a series of nationwide protests enlisting the help of Green Party figures and Democratic-aligned activists, a Fox News Digital review found.
Though initially launched as a bipartisan project, Humans First has since become — in its own words — a "conservative social movement that is dedicated to ensuring that the future of AI is in the hands of everyday people." Humans First's nascent movement was supposed to build up to mass protests on July 18, when the organization says it sought to rally conservatives against the construction of new data centers.
The push put Humans First in tension with one of President Donald Trump’s major economic priorities — accelerating the data-center buildout needed to power America’s AI race.
While right-wing activist Amy Kremer is the public face of Humans First, the group’s paper trail shows that the organization didn’t start with her or even another conservative. Incorporation records reviewed by Fox News Digital list staffers from the Center for AI Safety, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, as Humans First’s initial employees. The Center for AI Safety also provided a loan to Humans First to serve as start-up capital, NBC News previously reported.
In a similar vein, several of the local organizers named on Humans First’s website as planning the July 18 protests had backgrounds in left-of-center politics.
"I was one of the earliest leaders of the Tea Party movement in 2009, and I can tell you that the disconnect between the elites and the base that gave rise to the Tea Party movement can be seen today in the battle over AI data centers," Kremer, chair of Humans First, told Axios in June.
During the Obama administration, Kremer was a top Tea Party activist and, more recently, she was one of the organizers of the "Save America" rally that preceded the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol — a role that later became a focal point during her unsuccessful 2022 run for a Georgia congressional seat.
Her group says the July 18 protests were meant to "give grassroots Americans, particularly grassroots conservatives, a voice in the critical debate over policies relating to the building of massive AI data centers."
Despite Kremer’s GOP bona fides and her stated goal of mobilizing conservatives, Fox News Digital found that several listed protest organizers had left-wing, Green Party or Democratic-aligned backgrounds, including a transgender Green Party House candidate, local progressive activists and a Democratic state legislative candidate.
At the bottom of the Humans First webpage advertising the protests, the organization stated that the events it is promoting have not "necessarily" been "fully vetted or endorsed by Humans First."
Humans First’s website listed a chapter of the Illinois Green Party as organizers for a protest just outside Chicago.
Among other causes, the Illinois Green Party supports solidarity with Cuba, divesting from Israel, expanding abortion access, decriminalizing prostitution, restricting gun laws and impeaching Trump.
Also affiliated with the Illinois Green Party is Alexandria Keating-Sofiakis, a transgender activist and congressional candidate who organized a separate Humans First protest about 50 miles northwest of Chicago.
Kremer has repeatedly posted critical social media messages about transgender issues, Fox News Digital found.
Keating-Sofiakis’ campaign website lists support for the Green New Deal, expanded abortion rights, ending American support for Israel and "Medicare-for-all." Though the two disagree on much, Keating-Sofiakis told Fox News Digital that opposition to data centers transcends traditional ideological boundaries and made working with Kremer feasible.
"Data centers are a cross-partisan problem," Keating-Sofiakis said. "From a conservative worldview, the drop in property values, increase in water costs, as well as increase in electrical costs that are affiliated with data centers are all antithetical to conservative values. Likewise, from a progressive worldview, the ecological damage alone associated with data centers is more than enough justification to oppose them."
Keating-Sofiakis also pointed out that local Green Party activists received support from prominent conservatives such as Tomi Lahren and Lara Trump in a recent effort to free dogs from a medical facility.
"I am no longer hesitant to work with conservative figures and organizations on issues we share in common," Keating-Sofiakis told Fox News Digital.
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Humans First defended its conservative credentials when reached by Fox News Digital.
"First off, we are happy to put our grassroots conservative and America First credentials up against anyone. I was one of the founders of the Tea Party movement back in 2009, and I was one of the earliest and most high profile Trump supporters back in 2015," Kremer told Fox News Digital. "The men and women on our team are longtime conservative activists who have dedicated their lives to electing conservatives and fighting for conservative policies."
Most of the official staff listed on Humans First’s website have spent a significant portion of their careers working in conservative politics.
"This line of attack is preposterous but not surprising. This is exactly the same line of attack we saw during the early days of the Tea Party. The establishment and their handmaidens in the media were willing to smear Tea Party activists as racists and bigots in their effort to defend the big interests of their corporate masters," Kremer continued. "Instead of questioning our conservative credentials, how about asking how any so-called conservative can take money from the same big tech and big AI billionaires who have worked tirelessly to destroy the conservative movement over the last 10 years."
Fox News Digital obtained footage of five Humans First protests across California, Georgia, Missouri and South Carolina. Multiple demonstrators at the event in Gilroy, California, had signs protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement — a common antagonist for those on the left. Some of the protests were sparsely attended.
Nearly 1,000 miles south of its Green Party-linked protests in Illinois, Humans First’s protest page listed a Georgia activist group called People for Progress as the organizer of a local demonstration. The group was founded after the 2024 election to resist Trump’s agenda and protect "diversity, equity & justice."
In Missouri, Humans First’s protest page listed the founder of CleanEarth4Kids as an organizer for a Springfield protest. CleanEarth4Kids has publicly urged followers to oppose several Republican-backed measures and support Democratic-backed bills. Ferguson Advocates for Civic Transparency (FACT), another group run by left-of-center individuals, organized an additional Humans First demonstration just outside of St. Louis.
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A press release obtained by Fox News Digital shows that the featured speakers at the event included a former Democratic state lawmaker, a current Democratic candidate for the state legislature and a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
Lady Huston, one of the organizers leading FACT, told Fox News Digital that Humans First hosted weekly Zoom meetings for its organizers and sent out regular mass emails with directions and suggestions for them. She, like the other left-of-center organizers working with Humans First, also stressed the opposition to data centers should be a nonpartisan issue.
"[Sen. Josh Hawley] is making statements and saying we need to do something about [data centers]. So, I never thought I'd care about anything this man had to say. But he is in tune with what's happening with AI… and that we need some better understanding about the effects of data centers," Huston told Fox News Digital. "So, I'm with him on that. You know, so it doesn't matter to me what political party you are, but the subject is what matters."
Back north in Michigan, Humans First listed Mitchell Distin, a Democrat running for state House, as an organizer for a protest, but has since removed that demonstration from its webpage. Fox News Digital reviewed a prior version of the page listing Distin before the demonstration was removed.
"While you are correct in your assessment that I am, by no means, conservative, the data center issue isn't a left-right issue," Distin told Fox News Digital. "It's an issue without precedent, as it transcends party boundaries. And for that reason alone, I believe it's showing that every day, common Americans actually have far more in common than they realize. We actually agree on the futures we want, not the futures that Big Tech execs want for us."
Not all the organizers who have signed up to facilitate Humans First’s nationwide protests are political liberals.
Cathy Latham, for example, is a longtime Georgia GOP official who is now working as a staffer with Humans First. She organized a July 18 protest in Waco, Texas. Latham was among the 18 defendants, including Trump, indicted in Georgia’s 2020 election-interference case.
Humans First claimed after July 18 that it had helped organize 142 protests across 42 states.
Kremer, speaking to the Washington Examiner in May, expressed disgust with how AI companies have spent millions on lobbying and messaging campaigns to influence policy.
"I’m not for sale," she told the Washington Examiner. "When I do something, I pour my whole heart and soul into it."