Legal Alien Gets Scammed Badly By AI

By William Teach August 20, 2026 – 7:00 am

I actually caught this story on ABC NY Wednesday night while visiting NJ, and there was something that really stood out to me

Legal resident loses thousands seeking citizenship to AI immigration attorney

It’s a perfect storm, where online scammers use artificial intelligence to victimize vulnerable people out of thousands of dollars, with many getting taken for their life savings and immigrants are increasingly the target.

Not only is this a high-tech scam, but the people behind it are also using the identity of a real person without his knowledge to pull it off.

“Tengo dos días sin dormir,” said Victor Hernandez, telling 7 On Your Side Investigates that he hasn’t slept in days. He said his eyes have been glued to his phone, waiting to see what message comes next.

“Todos los documentos mios lo tienen,” Hernandez said. “Me pueden ser una maldad.”

“They have all my documents, they can do me a lot of harm,” he said. “They have everything of mine.”

Everything was in Spanish on the newscast. There were no English words

Hernandez has lived and worked in The Bronx for more than a decade since moving from the Dominican Republic. He’s a legal resident of the United States.

Hernandez says it’s always been his dream to become an U.S. citizen. So when an ad by an immigration attorney popped up on social media, he called. It promised to help him become a citizen without having to take the official exam. The cost? $1,500.

Now, if he’s a great guy, hard worker, loves America, I hope he gets everything sorted out. But, one problem: where’s the English proficiency? That’s required for the citizenship process. He’s been here 10 years, and, not to get too specific, this is a big problem with people living in the US from other countries: they do not learn the most basic stuff, which is English as their now primary language. Or barely even learning it. Or not learning it.

In all, he said he spent $4,820. It was only after his wife suggested that things didn’t seem right that they asked a friend for help. Together, they learned the ad was fake. It was AI-generated, but based off real immigration attorney Angel Leal from Miami, who says he had nothing to do with it.

“I’m extremely upset about it. Very disappointed,” said Leal. “On the verge of almost trying to give up.”

They’ve taken down over 8,000 fake videos. Scammy people are scammy.

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Many Adults Not Fans Of Teen Curfew For Raleigh

By William Teach August 19, 2026 – 3:00 pm

Why are minors out between the hours of 11pm-5am? Do their parents have any idea?

Raleigh council members discuss detailed proposal for youth curfew

City leaders heard from the public Tuesday on Raleigh’s proposed youth curfew ordinance. Shortly after the city attorney presented a draft ordinance for discussion, members of the public weighed in.

Violence over the Independence Day weekend prompted city leaders to consider a youth curfew. Police said the incidents began at Brier Creek Commons, where about 3,000 teens showed up for a Star-Spangled Block Party near the shopping center’s clock tower. Later that evening, police said about 5,000 teens flooded Glenwood South, where fights broke out. However, the majority of those arrested following the incidents were adults.

Police Chief Rico Boyce announced that a fifth teen was taken into custody earlier Tuesday in connection with the shooting at Brier Creek. U.S. marshals arrested the teen in New York. They are charged with two counts of assault with deadly weapon, felony riot, discharging a firearm into occupied property and possession of a firearm by a minor.

That teen is 15. They just bolted from NC to NY? Did their parent(s) have a clue?

“We are seeing the trend of violence with our juveniles increase year over year,” Boyce said.

Under the draft ordinance, a person 18 or younger would be in violation of the curfew if they were in a public place between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.

Of course, many of the “teens” are in their 20s, so, I hope they have a plan for the police to deal with them. And the resulting claims of raaaaacism, because the vast majority of those involved in these teen takeovers are Black

Exceptions would include young people traveling to or from work, home, school or a religious activity; participating in a First Amendment-protected activity; accompanied by an adult; or experiencing an emergency.

Almost none should be in any of those situations at that age, other than an emergency. Which should be rare.

None of the more than a dozen people who signed up to speak about the curfew expressed support for it.

“They can’t go to the mall, the movies. There are curfews already in place where, when I was a kid, I hung out at. We need to ask them where they need to go, what they need,” said Ramiyah Robinson of the Education Justice Alliance.

“How does a curfew make young people safer?” asked Zainab Baloch. “Raleigh needs reasons for young people to believe this city belongs to them too.”

Malls are closed at 11 (there are also bans on “teens” much earlier without adult supervision, because they keep causing violence). It’s rare to have movies that late. The kiddies aren’t just “hanging out”, they are committing mayhem, theft, fighting, shooting, stabbing. Where they should be as minors is at home. These same types of adults are enabling the violence by the “teens”.

It’s not about making the young people safer, it’s about making the rest of us safer.

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If All You See…

By William Teach August 19, 2026 – 1:00 pm

…is horrible carbon pollution driven heatsnow, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The Other McCain, with a post on “Florida Primaries: Vindman Loses, Jews Win, Very Bad Night for Hasan Piker”

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Liberal Portland Mom Fights School Over Trans Indoctrination Material

By William Teach August 19, 2026 – 10:30 am

Who would have thought this could happen in a Portland school?

Portland parent fights child’s elementary school over ‘final straw’ of adding trans-inclusive flag

Portland, Oregon, mother Allison Roberts told Fox News Digital Tuesday she hopes her fight with her children’s elementary school over a trans-inclusive flag will inspire others to speak out for their beliefs.

“I think the increased political presence with the progressive flag was a bit much,” Roberts said of her situation. “And I think that was the final straw that got me to open my eyes and see that, yes, the school had become a political apparatus. It wasn’t my problem with the pride flag, per se, it is what I think is using it as a political apparatus and indoctrination for the kids.”

Once you get all the pride stuff in the classrooms and the purple haired teachers it’s over. And, being Portland, how many others will speak out? I wonder if all her friends have abandoned her? Stopped answering her calls and texts, stopped inviting her anywhere? All her coworkers shunning her?

According to the Liberty Justice Center, which filed a lawsuit on behalf of Roberts last week, she initially expressed concern last year over Meriwether Lewis Elementary School’s decision to repaint its traditional rainbow pride flag with an “Intersex-Inclusive Progress” variant and an “identity flower” assignment given to her 11-year-old child that asked students to identify and discuss their gender identity with classmates and teachers.

This is nothing new in the Portland schools, it’s just at a point where she noticed it, and, good for her fighting back. But, sorry, she’s delusional

Roberts described herself as a liberal Democrat but felt the new flag was a step too far, particularly given her religious beliefs, and warned that situations like hers are likely happening in other schools.

“I never would have thought it would have happened in Portland, arguably one of the most, at least, vocally liberal cities out there. I really didn’t think it could happen here,” Roberts said.

“So, if it can happen here, I have no doubt that it can happen anywhere. And, again, it’s … it’s curriculum that is being stealthily placed into and around other curriculum. So, I do firmly believe that it’s happening everywhere.”

Portland, Oregon is one of the first places you could see this happening, and it’s been happening for years. Why would she, or any other liberal, not see this coming? Liberals seriously ignore everything till it is rammed into their face. She did get a good lesson in the way that her Comrades operate, though, as when she protested, handing out letters outside the school but not on school property, they trespassed her for one year with the normal wacko language like “animus and harassment targeting vulnerable members of [the] community.”

So then the Liberty Justice Center got involved with the lawsuit

“And, so, shutting somebody down because you don’t like what they’re saying really is problematic for that,” he continued. “There’s no offense exception to the First Amendment. There’s no hate speech exception to the First Amendment. These are made-up words, made-up things, and so really what they are doing here is insidious, I think, on several different grounds.”

This is the way your Comrades operate, Allison. Will you learn the lesson?

Roberts encouraged other parents to get involved with their children’s schools and take action when necessary.

“Don’t be afraid to speak up. Be loud,” she said. “I think the time for hoping that the common sense and the adults will enter the conversation and make things right is kind of over. And I think it is time for us to be vocal and to get involved.”

“And I would say to people, get involved in your school, your kid’s school,” Roberts added. “Go take a tour when it starts up this year. That’s all I’d say.”

Funny, Democrats have been saying that parents should not be involved at all, that the Schools Know Best, and the liberal run schools have been working hard to keep parents out. Conservative parents have been pointing out all these problems for years, and the liberals told them to pipe down.

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Climate Cult Enlists Help Of OnlyFans Harlots

By William Teach August 19, 2026 – 7:15 am

This is new. I also wanted to tone down the headline instead of using words like whores and skanks, even though the first person mention is pretty bad

From the article

Climate change has a PR problem.

For years, environmental messaging has sometimes felt preachy: buy less, fly less, eat less meat, recycle more. Important advice, certainly, but in an age of endless scrolling, even the biggest story on Earth can struggle to hold our attention.

So what if the answer is sex?

That is the thinking behind Headline Newds, a new online climate series featuring OnlyFans creators, using their enormous audiences to talk about everything from Big Oil and microplastics to solar panels and carbon footprints.

Yes, we’re airing all of this X-rated eco content pre-watershed. Don’t worry, it’s more net zero chat than nudes.

Among them is Lily Phillips, an OnlyFans star with more than two million followers and linked to superstar Drake.

What’s the carbon footprint of all that streaming?

As we tuck ourselves in, Phillips says climate change feels different.

“We’re all affected by it,” she tells me. “I’ve never had a summer like this.”

Yes, we all need to take scientific advice from the chick who did 100 men in a day. But, then, her opinion is about as scientific as most of the “climate scientists” and Elites, eh?

And as ever, there is a gendered dimension. Research has found that, on average, men tend to have larger carbon footprints. Men eat more meat and their cars guzzle more petrol, hence whole swathes of the internet dedicated to ‘Petro-Masculity’, when male power and fossil fuel consumption collide (but that’s a whole other Substack).

Yeah, I’m sure the guys paying to see the harlots will totally want to be demonized. Anyhow, 35+ years of spreading awareness and this is what the cult has come to.

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College Groups Sue Over Immigration Rule Requiring Renewals

By William Teach August 19, 2026 – 7:00 am

There’s apparently no limits that the wackos will accept

University Groups File Immigration Lawsuit To Block Student Rule

University groups and labor unions have filed a lawsuit to block an immigration rule limiting F-1 and J-1 visa holders to fixed four-year periods. The final rule, published in July 2026, limits how long students can study in the United States without obtaining new permission from the U.S. government by eliminating the previous policy known as “duration of status.”

Today, international students are admitted for a time to pursue a course of study, meaning they can generally stay in the United States after entering as an undergraduate, going on to a master’s and then a Ph.D., without relying on new government approvals.

The new rule is part of the Trump administration’s policy to restrict all categories of legal immigration and certain temporary visa categories. The lawsuit seeks to overturn the rule before it is implemented.

Economists and educators say the administration’s final rule will reduce international student enrollment, weaken American universities’ finances and deprive companies of talent. President Trump has spoken about the benefits of international students to America, but that’s not reflected in the rule.

They came here to go to school. If they want to stick around for a masters, PhD, or a job, they need to reapply. Really, once the visa ends they need to go back to their country of origin and apply. For too long these visas have been extended and extended, changed to fit the circumstance, and these people never leave.

At U.S. universities, international students account for 80% of full-time graduate students in computer and information sciences, 75% in electrical and computer engineering, 62% in mathematics, and statistics and a majority in industrial engineering, civil engineering and mechanical engineering, according to National Science Foundation data.

Let them go home to do the jobs. Oh, and maybe Americans will then get these degrees, instead of the worthless ones.

“For more than four decades, ‘duration of status’ has been the cornerstone of the United States’ framework for admitting international students, as well as exchange visitors and representatives of foreign media,” the plaintiffs argue in their complaint. “Under this proven system, F, J, and I nonimmigrants may remain in the country for the length of their program, not some arbitrary fixed end date. This flexible approach has allowed the United States to stay competitive in the global marketplace for academic talent, and rescues universities and immigration officials from thickets of red tape.”

The plaintiffs state that the final rule “dismantles that framework, replacing duration of status with a rigid system of fixed admission periods arbitrarily capped at four years,” requiring “discretionary extensions of stay from an already overwhelmed federal immigration bureaucracy with no certainty that an extension necessary to complete the degree program they have invested in attaining will be granted.”

Are they really saying that these college kids cannot fill out the required document? Really? If the kiddies do not like the rule that can stay home. What this is really about is money. Colleges want that money, which tends to be paid “in cash”, rather than student loans which get defaulted on.

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Why Are Leftists Fighting For Hardcore Islam?

By William Teach August 18, 2026 – 3:00 pm

This is a great thought on the why’s

…and yet they defend countries where women are banned from school, where honor killings happen, and where wives have no protection, or no legal protection from abuse.

They wave pride flags at every parade, and yet they defend countries where homosexuality is punishable by death. So what then exactly does the progressive left and these Islamists have in common?

Because on the surface, they agree on literally nothing, except for one thing: They share the same enemy, and that enemy is the West

And the thing is, neither of them can build what they want while the West still stands. So they’re kind of working together to tear it down first, and figure the rest out later.

The Marxist thinks he’s using the Islamists to do the heavy lifting. The useful idiots vote them in, platform them, defend them, and launder every atrocity as resistance. And what awaits them when the job is done is something history has already shown us.

Iran, 1977, the Marxists and Islamists united to overthrow the Shah. The moment they won, the Islamists executed every single leftist who helped bring them to power: jailed, tortured, or gone. The left handed them the revolution and got a bullet for it”

There’s more in the video/tweet. It’s something I and others have said for decades: Democrats are Useful Idiots. Especially when they decided they would quietly take the side of Islamic extremists because Bush 43 was president, due to BDS and because they were indoctrinated into this kind of idiocy, forgetting that Islamic extremism is in direct competition with the Progressives/Marxists/Liberals/whatever you call them.

And the crazy thing is, the Islamists don’t even hide this is what they’re doing, they openly say they’re using the Left until enough of them get into power

The Islamists tell you exactly what they want to do. They do not hide it at all. And liberals are completely broken

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If All You See…

By William Teach August 18, 2026 – 1:00 pm

…is horrible carbon pollution driven extreme rain, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Climate Change Dispatch, with a post on “Climate Alarmists Go Silent: Turns Out Fossil Fuels Are Earth’s ‘Miracle-Gro’”

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Unelected California Bureaucrats Just Restricted What Types Of Replacement Tires Citizens Can Buy

By William Teach August 18, 2026 – 10:30 am

Democrats are constantly yammering about “Democracy!”, yet, they constantly have groups of unelected bureaucrats making rules that affect all citizens and jacking up their lives

Let’s go to their article

California regulators on Monday approved new rules that will restrict what tires you can buy when it’s time to replace them on your car.

In a unanimous vote, the California Energy Commission voted to adopt new rules that will phase out the sale of replacement tires that don’t meet certain energy efficiency standards.

“This ultimately is about protecting consumers,” said David Hochschild, the chairman of the California Energy Commission. “I see this as sheltering the public from higher costs in the long run.”

Tire manufacturers and the commission’s staff are at odds over whether this will add to the cost of living in the state. Both sides acknowledged this will no longer allow the sale of a significant portion of the tires currently sold in California.

You’ll pay a lot more for tires while saving a couple dollars in “efficiency”. Always run when a Democrat talks about “protecting consumers”. The only bright side is this doesn’t kick in for years

The first phase would begin in 2029, which would allow the sale of tires with a maximum rolling resistance level of 9.1 newtons per kilonewton (N/kN). In phase 2, the standard lowers to 7.2 (N/kN) starting in 2033. The commission came up with the standards after testing 537 types of tires.

If it’s so imperative to save citizens money and stop climate doom why is it always in the future?

According to the commission’s staff, the rules are meant to ensure replacement tires sold in California are at least as energy efficient on average as the tires that come with the car or truck when it’s originally sold. The CEC claims Californians could save $79 in four months in gas or electricity costs under phase 1, and about $153 in phase 2 within seven months.

Not a chance in hell those numbers are real from fuel savings, and then we figure that the tires will cost a lot more.

Bret Gladfelty, on behalf of Goodyear, told the commission that this will increase costs for consumers and said the commission had yet to resolve technical and legal issues with the rules.

In a letter to the CEC, Gladfelty had questioned the data the CEC released to the public about the cost of new tires, noting that while the commission says the price increases average about $6.50 per tire in phase 2, Gladfelty warned increase costs could actually end up being in the several hundreds of dollars.

Gladfelty told KCRA 3 this new rule will eliminate an estimated 70% of the tires currently sold in California by 2033.

I wonder how many Californians will head to Nevada, Arizona, and Oregon to get tires? Which means a lot of stores in California will lose money and maybe go out of business.

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Insane: Hawaii Has Children Advising DOT Due To Climate Doom

By William Teach August 18, 2026 – 7:15 am

This is truly insane

What happened after 13 young people in Hawaii sued over climate change

Young people in Hawaii now meet regularly with the state’s Department of Transportation to offer input on public transit, bike lanes, and other strategies to help the department transition away from fossil fuels.

Establishing the Hawai‘i Youth Transportation Council was just one of the outcomes of the landmark 2024 settlement of the Navahine v. Hawai‘i DOT lawsuit, which was brought by 13 young plaintiffs. Their lawsuit alleged that the DOT wasn’t making progress toward the climate goals set by the state, violating the plaintiffs’ constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment.

They settled the lawsuit in 2024 before it went to trial, and the DOT is now required to decarbonize transportation by 2045 and, through the youth council, to listen and incorporate the priorities of young Hawaiians.

Well, Hawaii is chock full of climate cultists, so, when does the government give up all it’s fossil fueled vehicles, planes, boats, and helicopters? Same for the private citizens? When do they end the use of all the airports and seaports?

Yale Climate Connections: Charlotte, what got you concerned about climate change in the first place?

Charlotte Madin: I was born in Sydney, Australia, and I lived there until I was eight years old. And while I lived there, my family and I would often experience really large heat waves that would make us essentially have to evacuate our home and go to the nearest air-conditioned place because my mother was concerned that my sister and I would be sick or have health concerns due to this heat.

The entire time I’ve lived in Hawaii, about eight years now, I’ve noticed the beautiful ocean and the biodiversity of the coral reefs just slowly becoming less and less healthy, which is really challenging to see, especially since both my parents are marine biologists….

So, wait, she and her family took a long fossil fueled flight from Sydney? I can bet her parents both use fossil fueled boats. And, more importantly, the Hawaiian DOT is taking advice from a 16 year old (is she even a US citizen?)? That’s nuts.

YCC: What are some of the major points that the settlement requires the government to do?

Zeigler: The settlement requires HDOT to decarbonize the transportation sector by 2045, which means zero emissions from ground, marine, and interisland air transportation. And the settlement provides benchmarks and requirements for what HDOT needs to do to reach zero emissions.

Well, good luck with that. And good luck thinking people are going to take expensive vacations to Hawaii and have to travel by bike and such.

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